What gas laws apply to cooking at high altitudes

Question

HI so I have a essay due and I have to explain how gas laws effect cooking in higher altitudes.

Answer 1

First analyze the variables in your experience.

As you climb to higher altitudes , what variables will change?

The variables that can be observed are P, V, T,

V , remains the same.

T , of the air can vary depending on season and day therefore not conclusive,

P , ALWAYS goes down as altitude increases.

Now when you cook, you are heating a substance.

According to Gay - Lussac's law as pressure decreases the temp must also decrease, therefore the boiling temp of water will be less at higher altitudes and food will not be as hot and substances will take longer to cook.

Yours in Chemistry Success!

Dale Swanson