If the temperature of the water inside of the
pressure cooker is greater than 104'C, and the
water is still a liquid, then the pressure inside of the
pressure cooker must be
less than 1 atm
equal to 1 atm
c.
greater than 1 atm

Answer :

Answer:

(C). Greater than 1atm

Explanation:

We are aware that water boils at 100 degree Celsius. Water can change its phase and become vapor at  100degree Celsius and at normal pressure which is 1atm.

In the given scenario we have enough temperature to convert water into vapor phase but we don't want it rather we want it to remain in liquid state. This can be achieved by increasing the pressure which was earlier required for vapor phase conversion. So the pressure should be greater than 1atm.

When we increase the temperature the molecules will get enough energy to escape into vapor phase, but when we will increase the pressure, it will provide hindrance to those molecules and will maintain them into Liquid state.

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