A hiker tries to prepare a hard-boiled egg on the high slopes of Mount Everest. The base camp is located 5,300 meters above sea level. The hiker observes that the water begins to boil at 82⁰C, much lower than the 100⁰C needed to cook the raw egg. He hopes that just leaving the egg in the boiling water longer will let the egg cook. Will he have hard-boiled eggs for breakfast?

The hiker won't have hard-boiled eggs for breakfast as a result of the

boiling point of water being less than 100⁰C.

The boiling point decreases with an increase in altitude. The hiker was at

5,300 meters above sea level which made the boiling point of water to be

decreased to 82⁰C.

Since the water isn't able to achieve the boiling point of 100⁰C, then the raw

egg won't be hard boiled for breakfast.

Read more on link

He will not have hard-boiled eggs for breakfast

Explanation:

The given parameters are;

The elevation at which the base camp of the hiker is located = 5,300 meters

The boiling point of water at the elevation of the base camp = 82°C

The temperature required to cook the raw egg = 100°C

Therefore, we have;

The temperature of the boiling water at the given elevation of the base camp 82°C < The temperature required to cook the raw egg 100°C

Therefore, the eggs will not be hard boiled.