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A pressure cooker is based on the principle that boiling point of water increases with the ____ in pressure.

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increase
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decrease
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no change
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increase or decrease
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Solution

The correct option is A increase
A pressure cooker is based on the principle that the boiling point of water increases with the increase in the pressure. Food can be cooked faster in a pressure cooker since the boiling point of water increases with pressure. The pressure cooker consists of a pressurized pot which has controlled vent at a specified pressure above atmospheric pressure.

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