Question

What produces more severe burns , boiling water or steam?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Steam causes more severe burns.

Steam has more energy than boiling water. It possesses the additional latent heat of vaporization. So, when steam falls on skin and condenses to produce water it gives out 22.5 x 105 J/kg more heat than boiling water at the same temperature.

Answer 2

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⟹ The state of steam is gas and that of water is liquid.

⟹Steam will produce more burn than boiling water since steam has more warmth vitality than water because of its dormant warmth of vaporization.

⟹Even at the same temperature the bubbling (boiling) water produces less severe burns than steam.