Question

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

Answer 1

The energy and temperature
required to convert water into steam is higher than that which is required to boil water. So, steam has more energy than water at the same temperature.
Greater the energy and temperature, more severe are the burns.
So, steam can cause more severe burns than water at the same temperature.


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Answer 2

hey !!

here the ans is......
Even at the same temperature,steam and boiling water do not contain the same amount of energy...water has a high heat of vaporisation - it takes 40 kj (kilo joule) per mole to get water to boil into steam after it reaches boiling temperature ,5 times the energy needed to bring it from freezing to boiling point...

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you should know that though boiling water and steam have the same temperature, latent heat of vaporization is present that turns water from a liquid to vapour . so, when this is added heat comes in contact with your skin , it results a sever burn..

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