Q. 3.16 - An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry

Question

You have a friend who is using a recipe for flan from a Mexican cookbook. You notice that he set your oven temperature at $175°F$. What would you advise him to do?

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

The advice is, we should always set the oven at the next temperature. 

Step 1: Given information

Friend employing a recipe for flan from a Mexican book and set temperature at recipe for flan from a Mexican book and set temperature at $175°F$

Step 2: Explanation

The temperature of the oven is about at $175°F$. This temperature may be converted into degree Celsius by using the subsequent conversion factor: 

Step 3: Substitution

By substituting the Fahrenheit temperature into equation ($1$), we get

$\begin{array}{r}{T}_c=\frac{T_{\mathrm{F}}-32}{1.8}\end{array}$

$\begin{array}{r}=\frac{(175-32)}{1.8}\end{array}$

$\begin{array}{r}=\frac{143}{1.8}\\ \end{array}$

$={79.4}^{\circ }\mathrm{C}$

Thus, the temperature of the oven is about at $79.4°C$ or $175°F$. This temperature is low. Therefore, we should always set the oven at the next temperature.