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stream have more temperature than water

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A steam burn is generally more severe than a water burn because steam carries more heat energy than water due to its high temperature. Steam can cause more damage to the skin upon contact and penetrate deeper into the tissue, resulting in a more serious burn.

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Why are steam burns on the skin so severe?

It is not really more. Steam is the gas form of water, and thus hotter than the liquid form. 1000C (at 1au at sea level) is the boiling point of water. 400C water will not burn you, but 990C will. Steam at 1010C will burn you, but steam at 5000C would burn worse. So your answer is steam is hotter, but how much more of a burn you get also has to do with the amount of steam or water you come in contact with, and the temperature the steam or water is.


What is a different name for a steam burn?

saunch=steam Scald=water


Why would Steam at 100 degree celsius burn worse than that of liquid water AT the same temperature?

As the steam comes in contact with the skin, it becomes water, and releases more energy (about 2188 joules per gram) on contact than water at the same temperature.


Why do not kettles burn when the water is boiling?

kettles burn when the water is boiling because the steam and the evaporation. By anna


Why burn caused due to steam is more severe than the boiling water at same temperature?

steam causes severe burns because of change of state i.e. liquid to gas with effects our skin. where as boiling water is only liquid which is hot but it does not effect the skin more than water.Thus higher the temperature of steam as compared to water. cause more severe burns than boiling water


What causes a more severe burn - water or steam?

Steam is more dangerous because the temperature is higher.


What does scalding mean?

To burn with hot liquid or steam, to treat with boiling water, to criticize harshly


What did they burn to heat water in the ships boilers to make steam?

Coal


Why would you use a steam boat?

Water is cheap and you burn any thing in the furnace on the old steam boats!!


How is a steam burn an example of latent heat?

A steam burn is an example of latent heat, because beside the heat released by the steam itself, a part of it condenses, turning into water, which in turn releases heat too.


Why would a burn produced by 1 gram of steam do more damage than a burn caused by 1 gram of water?

Greater latent heat in steam due to phase change.


What is steam engine car advantage?

A steam-powered car does run on water but it also needs the fuel to burn to heat the water into steam! Steam-cars generally used vapourised paraffin as fuel, as do most modern versions.