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When an egg is boiled, the proteins present inside the egg get denatured and coagulate. After boiling the egg, the water present in it is absorbed by the coagulated protein through H-bonding.

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Is boiling an egg endothermic or exothermic?

It is endothermic as the water mus gain energy to go from a liquid to a gas.


If egg cracks in boiling water does it revert back to it's former state?

No, once an egg cracks in boiling water, it cannot revert back to its former state. The leaking egg white and yolk will continue to cook as long as they are exposed to the heat of the water.


Why does an egg cook faster when there is more hot water?

An egg will cook faster in more hot water because a larger volume of hot water can transfer heat more efficiently to the egg, speeding up the cooking process. The increased thermal energy in the larger volume of hot water results in quicker heat transfer to the egg, leading to faster cooking.


Is boiling an egg a chemical change?

Boiling an egg is and is not a chemical change, depending on how you are chemically defining the egg.Some chemicals inside the egg will undergo various chemical reactions, driven by the heat of the boiling. These reactions will involve the formation of new chemicals with new empirical formulas and the destruction of old ones.Other chemicals, particularly proteins, will undergo changes in their conformation or secondary and tertiary structures. While their empirical formulas will remain unchanged (or largely unchanged), the new structures may have different chemical properties than the old ones.The only way in which the egg does not undergo a chemical change is if you are referring to the empirical formula of the egg as a whole. No atoms leave or enter the egg, so the atomic composition of the egg remains unchanged.


An egg takes longer to cook in denver than new york city why?

An egg takes longer to cook in Denver than in New York City because Denver is at a higher altitude, which means the boiling point of water is lower. This lower boiling point results in longer cooking times for foods that require boiling water, such as eggs.

Related Questions

Is boiling an egg endothermic or exothermic?

It is endothermic as the water mus gain energy to go from a liquid to a gas.


Will egg cook faster in boiling water than simmering water?

boiling water.


How does an egg boil?

If it is in boiling water the egg will cook, but the egg will cook before the water in the egg boils.


What happens first an egg frying or a water boiling?

Warm water also boils an egg but once the water reaches its boiling point that is 100C, the egg starts to fry faster and gets hardened


What happens if you put an egg in hot water?

the outside of the egg will be hard because the egg will be boiling


Why salt is added in water for boiling an egg?

Adding salt to the water makes the egg easier to peel.


Which must you have to poach an egg?

You must have a pan full of boiling water, a stove and an egg to poach an egg


How can I prevent an egg from getting cracked while boiling?

To prevent an egg from cracking while boiling, you can gently place the egg in a pot of already boiling water using a spoon, and then lower the heat to a simmer. Additionally, you can add a little bit of vinegar to the water, which can help prevent the egg from cracking.


What is an egg that is cooked in a pan of boiling water salt and vinegar is considered?

poached egg


How does a soft egg become hard?

you boil it in boiling water


When an egg is placed in a beaker of boiling water changes in the egg occur almost immediately What happens and why do the contents of the egg look so different from the contents of an unboiled?

a egg cooks at aprox 65c so if it is poached in boiling water then it will cook


Why does an egg take the same time to cook in water that is just barely boiling as in water boils vigorously?

If water is boiling, it has reached 100C or 212F. The difference between water that is 'barely' boiling and water that is bubbling away like the pits of hades is probably no more than 1C and therefore not a critical difference when boiling an egg.