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I depends on the heat of the steam, if the steam is hotter than 212 F it will cause more burns because it will circulate around it the air and have access to exposed areas, whereas water will burn only what is in it. The reason I say hotter than 212 F is because while steam circulates it becomes diluted with the air around it which is probably 80 F, and as heat is exchanged between the steam and air it cools, that and as a gas it has many gaps in between molecules meaning fewer will come in contact with and object than it water can in contact with the object. So hot steam will cause more burns on a person than water, but they might be less severe.

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