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Vapour pressure is an important property of liquids. pressure cooker is used for cooking food at higher altitudes. Give reason.

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Since atmospheric pressure is low at high attitudes, the normal boiling point of water will be low. So food cannot be cooked properly. So pressure cooker is used for cooking
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