At which place below would carrots take longer to cook in boiling water?

Question

Death Valley (below sea level)

Miami (at sea level)

Denver (above sea level)

I choose #3
Which location would have the most air molecules per cubic foot?
Death Valley (below sea level)

Miami (at sea level)

Denver (above sea level)

that one I don't know can someone explain please
thank you

Answer 1

Denver, because it's higher up and the air pressure is less than that of a place at or below sea level.

Answer 2

The higher you go up into the atmosphere, the less dense the air is. The closer you get to sea level, the denser the air is. That's why it takes longer for carrots to cook at a high location, and that is also why Miami has more air molecules per square foot.

Answer 3

Denver or anywhere else with reduced air pressure, because water boils at a lower temperature up a mountain.

It's the temperature that cooks the carrots, not the actual boiling

Answer 4

at lower pressure it takes less energy for molecules of water to break free (aka boiling). Thus boiling water at lower pressures is at lower temperature (aka energy).

That is why pressure cookers increase the pressure and thus can reach higher temperatures than conventional boiling water.

Answer 5

denver... higher elevation means less oxygen.....