Question

Why are burns caused by steam more severe than those caused by

boiling water at the same temperature ?

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Answer 1

Answer:

BECAUSE THE LATENT OF HEAT OF STEAM IS MORE THAN THE LATENT HEAT OF BOILING WATER , BOTH AT ASAME TEMPERATURE.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

The latent heat of vapourisation being very high (540 cal/g), every gram of steam has 540 calories more heat energy than that of boiling water that is released by steam causing more pain than boiling water.