Question

why more serious burns are caused by steam at hundred degree Celsius than water at the same temperature?​

Answer 1

Answer:

It possesses the additional latent heat of vaporization. So, when steam falls on skin and condenses to produce water it gives out 22.5 x 105 J/kg more heat than boiling water at the same temperature. Therefore, burns produced by steam are more severe than those produced by boiling water.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

Steam will produce more severe burns than boiling of water because steam has more heat energy than water due to its latent heat of vaporisation and additionally latent heat of condensation. Steam and boiling water can exist at varing temperature but it is only correct to assume here that both are at same temperature.

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