Question

Explain why the burn caused by stream at 100 C on the skin are often more severe than burns caused by water at 100 C?

Answer 1

At 100 c water molecules create a equilibrium between liquid and gas.
In the case of water at 100 c, there is no change in surrounding temperature. Water is still liquid.
When water is in steam then it absorbs all surrounding temp and gains energy. It is because of this energy gain that it causes more severe burns than liquid water at 100c

Answer 2

Steam burns cause huge severe burns than water at 100.c because steam has more latent heat energy than water