Add a solute (like salt). This will increase the boiling temperature above 100 as well as make its freezing point lower than 0.
It can be anywhere in between 60C and 100C (boiling point).
steam is more effective because the particles of steam have absorbed extra energy in the form of latent heat of vaporization apparent temp is 100c and actual temp is more than 100c whereas the actual temp of water is 100c
Technically speaking steam has a higher temperature, but boiling water often has more heat energy per volume. Steam starts at 100degrees C, which is the absolute maximum temperature of boiling water, but steam can be much much hotter, all the way up to thousands of degrees. However, steam as a gas is much less dense than water, and so steam at 100C will injure a person much less than water at 100C.
Water boils at 100C (or 212F) at sea level.
Water is a liquid at room temperature because its molecular structure allows it to form hydrogen bonds, which causes the molecules to be more cohesive and fluid compared to gases or solids. The hydrogen bonds also give water its unique properties like high specific heat and surface tension.
Anything greater than or equal to 212F (100C). Superheated steam used in steam locomotives, steam turbines in power plants, etc. can be any temperature from 500F to 2000F depending on the design of the system.Note: if you can see the "steam" it is not steam. What you see are tiny droplets of liquid water that have condensed from the steam and is probably exactly at 212F (100C) because it is in thermal equilibrium with the invisible steam at the same temperature.
Steam at 100C
it depends what the liquid is. water liquid turns into vapour at 100c
It is different for every liquid. For water it is 100C
Nope. If you turn the heat off so the temperature drops below 100C, you will have non-boiling water. When the steam's temperature drops below the vaporization temperature it will return to liquid state.
Water boils into steam at 100C or 212F at sea-level pressure.
It can be anywhere in between 60C and 100C (boiling point).
100C or 212F. It is the boiling point of water, where water turns from a liquid into a gas.
When water is heated to 100 degrees Celsius, it will reach its boiling point and start to evaporate into steam. At this temperature, the water molecules have enough energy to overcome the intermolecular forces that hold them together in the liquid state.
steam is more effective because the particles of steam have absorbed extra energy in the form of latent heat of vaporization apparent temp is 100c and actual temp is more than 100c whereas the actual temp of water is 100c
I think it's the other way - 100°C liquid water causes more damage than 100°C gaseous water. Liquid water has molecules that are much more densely packed than gaseous water. Since temperature is the measure of average kinetic energy, the molecules in liquid form move just as fast as the molecules in gaseous form. So if you stick your finger in liquid water, much more molecules will hit you. Unless that extra enthalpy of vaporization causes a difference in speeds of the molecules, then that extra energy required to vaporize water will be transferred to you, and you will feel more pain.
Your skin would be more damaged by the gaseous water because the particles are moving faster.