Why does steam cause more severe burns than boiling water? - Vidyadip

Question

Why does steam cause more severe burns than boiling water?

✓

Answer

Steam causes more severe burns than boiling water because the steam contains more heat, in the form of latent heat, than boiling water.
Hence, when steam falls on our skin and condenses to produce water, it gives out $22.5 \times 105$ Joules per kilogram more heat than boiling water.

Need a full question paper?

Generate a complete, print-ready paper with questions like this in minutes — across 16+ boards, with answer keys.

Start Generating Free

Explore more

More "Que-Ans (Each of 2 Mark )" from Matter in Our Surroundings→Matter in Our Surroundings — all question types→Science STD 9 question papers→Gujarat Board STD 9 question papers→Gujarat Board question paper generator→

Similar questions

What is the difference between infrasonic waves and ultrasonic waves?

How much water should be mixed with $12\ ml$ of alcohol so as to obtain $12\%$ alcohol solution?

Explain why do spinach look green, papaya yellow and edible part of water melon red?

Two bodies having equal masses are moving with uniform speeds of $v$ and $2v$ respectively. Find the ratio of their kinetic energies.

A car is moving along a straight road at a steady speed. It travels $150\ m$ in $5$ seconds:
How far does it travel in $6$ seconds?

brief state what happens when: A red blood cell is kept in concentrated saline solution?

Distinguish between the following pairs in one or two sentences for each:
Axon and dedrite.

What is reverberation? How can it be reduced?

A bus running at a speed of 18km/h is stopped in 2.5 seconds by applying brakes. Calculate the retardation produced.

Identify the animal tissues from the given descriptions: Tissue 'A’- cells are filled with fat globules and the tissue acts as an insulator. Tissue 'B'- has cylindrical branched cells and the tissue shows rhythmic contraction and relaxation thought life.