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25/12/2020 3:29 pm
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What produces more severe burns, boiling water or steam?
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25/12/2020 3:30 pm
Steam contains more heat, in the form of latent heat, than boiling water. So when steam comes in contact with skin it gives out 22.5 × 105 joules per kilogram more heat than boiling water, so steam causes more severe bums.