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Would one gram of water at 100 degrees Celsius cause a more severe burn than one gram of steam at 100 degrees Celsius?
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∙ 12y ago
In theorie... no... in practice... yes.
The steam has 6 times the amount of heat energy.
If the 1 gram of steam would be applied to the same surface area of skin as the 1 gram of water, and all the steam would give off its heat till it has the same temperature of the skin, it would have given off about 6 times the amount of heat as the liquid water. This would result in a way more severe burn.
But steam wil spread its heat over a way larger surface area, it wont condens easily on your skin (because a skin temperature of 30oC isn't exactly cold) and it doesnt stick to your skin like liquid water does.
So i would rather have the 1 gram of steam poured over me than the 1 gram of water.
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