what produces more severe burns boiling water or steam?why?

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Ishan Goyal answered this

Steam has more heat conserved as the latent heat of vapourisation in comparision to boiling water, therefore steam produces more severe burns than boiling water.

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Ishan Goyal answered this

Steam will cause more severe burns even though they are at the same temperature because additional latent heat ( which is the heat used to convert a liquid to a gas without raising the temperature ) is present in the steam which will thus cause more severe burns.

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Ishan Goyal answered this

Steam causes more severe burns because it is undergoing a phase change. When the water vapor comes into contact with your skin, the vapor condensates and changes to a liquid. This change is accompinied with the loss of heat.

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Deepan answered this

Steam causes more aporization and severe burns as it undergoes the process of latent heat of vapourization and absorbs more heat than boiling water at the same temperature . try this at home you will know the difference.

Arindam Jain answered this

Steam would release heat energy to first liquefy and then would release heat energy to attain the room temperature. Boiling water would just release heat energy to attain the room temperature. Thus, steam would release more heat energy than boiling water. Therefore, steam produces more severe burns than boiling water.

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Raeshma Ashok answered this

Steam produces more heat because there is additional amount of latent heat which causes severe burns

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Mãdīhã answered this

Steam. Its is because:- In the case of water, the heat is required to change its form so it doesn't effect more. And in steam's case there is no need of it. Conclusion:- It is so because of the hidden latent heat of vapourisation. I hope it helps! 😃

Dev Visoulia answered this

Steam causes more severe burns because its particles have more energy as compared to the particles of boiling water. They have gained more energy in the form of latent heat of vaporization. The energy required in calories to completely convert one gram of water to steam without increasing the temperature is called the latent heat of vaporization. It is called latent heat because it does not increase the temperature. Latent heat of fusion of ice is the heat energy required in calories by one gram of ice to completely convert itself into the water without an increase in temperature.