Steam produces more severe burns as compared to boiling water. Wh… - Vidyadip

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Steam produces more severe burns as compared to boiling water. Why?

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Steam will produce more severe burns than boiling water because steam has more heat energy than water due to its latent heat of vaporisation.

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