Water will boil spontaneously in a vacuum. Could you cook an egg in this boiling water?

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a. Yes, since the water is boiling it has enough energy to cook the egg even if it is at room
temperature.
b. No, because food is cooked by the transfer of thermal energy from the water to the food, and
water at room temperature does not have enough thermal energy to cook an egg.
c. Yes, since the food is not under pressure in the vacuum, it will also cook at a much lower
temperature.
d. No, the food would not cook because the thermal energy could not be transferred to the food in
a vacuum.
 
Well, water boils at a LOWER temperature in a vacuum, which could not cook the egg...

Also, D is wrong because thermal energy CAN and DOES erradiate in a vacuum (Proof of that is the sun...)
 
NO cook does not equal boil, cook equals heat, you can cook a hot dog over a fire, thats not boiling water but your still cooking it.
 
NO cook does not equal boil, cook equals heat, you can cook a hot dog over a fire, thats not boiling water but your still cooking it.
 
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