Why does it take longer to boil soup on mount everest?

Answer 1

So long as the heat input to the sauce pan is the same it doesn't take longer - it takes less time because the soup boils at a lower temperature on a high mountain than at sea level.

Answer 2

It doesn't take longer to boil soup on mount everest it takes longer to cook soup. The reason is that the boiling point of a liquid depends on the pressure. As you increase in altitude the pressure goes down and so does the boiling point.

Since you have a liquid (water) it boils at a lower temperature when the pressure is reduced, say by going up Mt. Everest. The second problem is that the liquid cannot be heated above its boiling point so the water is not as hot as it would be at sea level and the cooking time is increased.

Answer 3

If given a rare calm mild day it would take less time to boil water , because of the low barometric pressure. Also water boils at a much lower temperature Look it up I think it might be a low as 140 degrees F.But it is often extremely cold and very windy so it would take longer to heat anything.

Answer 4

Boiling is simply the process of off gassing. The gases (mostly steam) escape at lower temperatures at higher elevations. Thus, for example, 212 deg F boiling at sea level, might be 204 deg F on top of Everest.

If you do a lot of camping in the mountains, you will find that some foods specifically packed for camping will warn you to cook the foods a bit longer than recommended if you are camping at altitude. That is, your three minute egg may need cooking for four minutes to get the same result you got near sea level.

Answer 5

soup ,eggs ,tea all are a problem to make because the water boils at a lower degree ,high up in the mountains everywhere,because the air is thinner , ,you can bypass this phenomia by using a pressure cooker,
and you can boil it as long as you like it is not a question of time ,its a question of water boiling at a lower degree and to make good tea the water must boil at a 100,if it is less the flavor is not released from the tea leaves,

Answer 6

Since the air pressure is so much lower, water boils at a lower temperature. So unless you have a pressure cooker, your soup will wind up cooler than at sea level, about 50 degrees or so.

Answer 7

Actually, it is the opposite.
The lower pressure at the top of a high mountain lowers the boiling point of water, so the soup will boil faster.
But it will NOT COOK as fast, since the liquid will be at a lower temperature.
Do not confuse boiling with cooking.

Answer 8

Because it's very cold up there. The temperature's above average. It makes the pot cold.

Answer 9

I think it has to do with elevation and the cold weather.