Why steam causes severe burn than whater at same temperature - Chemistry - Matter in Our Surroundings

Question

Why steam causes severe burn than whater at same temperature???

Aditi Gupta · Accepted Answer

Dear student,
Steam has more energy than boiling water It possesses the
additional latent heat of vaporization Therefore, burns produced by
steam are more severe than those produced by boiling water

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

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