because water is vapourised and then cooled so water is inside
The temperature remains high for a while.
Water boils at 120°C in a pressure cooker because the increased pressure inside the cooker raises the boiling point of water. Normally, water boils at 100°C at standard atmospheric pressure, but the pressure cooker traps steam, increasing the pressure and allowing water to reach higher temperatures before boiling. This higher temperature cooks food faster and more efficiently.
it doesnt it just boils it faster.
Above 100 deg C The extent to which the temperature is higher than 100 deg C depends on the pressure inside the cooker and that is controlled by the weights on the cooker valve.
If it is fully isolated then, presumably, there is no heat reaching it and so the water in it cannot boil.
Vapour rom the boiling water is not allowed to escape and so the pressure above the water increases. This raises the temperature at which the water inside the cooker boils.
imagine that you are heating a pan of tap water on a cooker and taking the temperature of the water with a thermometer every two minutes until after the water has boiled
when the water is all gone, the rice is done. water boils at 212 degrees F, so when the temperature rises above that, then the cooker knows the rice is done. let it rest, covered, for a bit - the residual temperature will ensure it's all cooked nicely.
Higher than 100°C, typically around 121°C at 1 bar pressure. The higher pressure inside a pressure cooker raises the boiling point of water, allowing food to cook faster.
Water vapor occupies about 1700 times more volume than liquid water. So, if you changed all the water in a pressure cooker to water vapor, the volume occupied by the water vapor would be about 1700 times the volume of the liquid water.
Pressure cookers work because when you increase pressure, water boils at a higher temperature. Water normally boils at 212 degrees F. Under 15psi of pressure (standard in a pressure cooker), it boils at 257 degrees F. Since your food is cooking at a higher temperature, it will cook faster.
When liquid water boils, it changes state from a liquid to a gas. This process involves the water molecules gaining enough energy to overcome the intermolecular forces holding them together, resulting in the formation of water vapor.