Question

what produces more severe burns, boiling water or steam?

Answer 1

steam - Steam will produce more severe burns than boiling water because steam hasmore heat energy than water due to its latent heat of vaporisation. Steam and boiling water can exist at varying temperatures but it is only correct to assume here that both are at the same temperature
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Answer 2

Answer:

When water changes into steam at its boiling point, it absorbs latent heat of vaporisation (which is 22.5 x 109 joules per kilogram). This means that steam at 100°C contains much more heat (in the form of latent heat) than boiling water at the same temperature of 100°C. So, when steam falls on our skin and condenses to form water, it gives out 22.5 x 105 joules per kilogram of more heat than boiling water at the same temperature. Since steam gives out much more heat than boiling water, it causes more severe burns.