Question

why are steam burns more painful than heat burns

Answer 1

Steam burns more severely because it has latent heat of vaporisation in it..........

Answer 2

1)Phase changes require a lot more energy than just a temperature change.
2)The energy required for water to go from a liquid to a gas is called the heat of vaporization.
3)When steam (water in the gas phase) hits your skin, a lot of energy will be released as it condenses into a liquid as compared to burns from heat.


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