When ice comes in contact with skin, there is a cooling sensation.However, in case of steam severe burns are formed on the skin. How will you account for this ?
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ice is made on 0degree centigrade which is low then our normal body temp. so it cause cooling. similarly steam is made at 100 degree centigrade which is high then our body temp. so it cause burning sensation.
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Answer:
When ice comes in contact with skin, there is a cooling sensation.However, in case of steam severe burns are formed on the skin.
Explanation:
Steam burns can do more damage to the skin. Nearly 540 calories of energy is required to produce steam from one gram of water which is more than the energy required to boil it. When steam hits the skin it starts to condense instantaneously to the temperature of the skin. That is why steam hurts.
Heat energy requires to change the phase of water to gas is high that cannot be coped with skin.
When we talk about ice on the skin, we can obviously say there will not be any damage that ice can do like steam does to the skin.
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