Question

14. Cooking an egg involves the denaturation of a protein called albumin from a soluble globular protein to an insoluble fibrous protein. This reaction has an activation energy of roughly 75 kJ/mol. At sea level it takes three minutes to prepare a “soft-boiled egg.” However on top of Pikes peak at 445 m elevation it takes 7.5 minutes to cook a “soft-boiled egg.” Explain why it takes longer to cook an egg on the tops of mountains

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mountain have cool temperature and when we boil egg it's heat energy is released in atmosphere making it hard to cook