What is superheated steam? Why it is invisible? Can it ignite a matchstick when placed in its path?
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Super-heated steam is normal water vapour (steam), heated to very high temperatures.
Since gases have negligible forces of attraction, steam is invisible. In other words, individual atoms are far away from each other and the steam does not have a net momentum i.e., does not appear visible.
Assuming that a matchstick could withstand the high temperature of steam, it would definitely be ignited. This is because steam has a huge amount of energy due to its large value of entropy. This entropy is often referred to as 'Latent Heat'. A tiny amount of this heat is sufficient to ignite the matchstick.
Since gases have negligible forces of attraction, steam is invisible. In other words, individual atoms are far away from each other and the steam does not have a net momentum i.e., does not appear visible.
Assuming that a matchstick could withstand the high temperature of steam, it would definitely be ignited. This is because steam has a huge amount of energy due to its large value of entropy. This entropy is often referred to as 'Latent Heat'. A tiny amount of this heat is sufficient to ignite the matchstick.
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