Question

which of the following causes more severe burns caused by steam or boiling water

Answer 1

Steam causes more severe burns because it has latent heat of vaporization present in it. Boiling water on the other hand does not contain any latent heat of vaporization but only specific heat, so steam produces more severe burns.

Answer 2

As steam has latent heat of vaporization,
it causes more severe burns than boiling water
as it doesn't has latent heat of vaporization