Burns caused by steam are typically much more severe than burns from boiling water at the same temperature, mainly because?

Please wait…

1. Burns caused by steam are typically much more severe than burns from boiling water at the same temperature, mainly because?

Steam pierces through the pores of skin more quickly

Steam releases additional latent heat as it condenses on the skin

Steam is a gas and engulfs the body faster

Steam is always hotter in temperature than boiling water

 Loading…

 

As steam condenses back into liquid water on contact with skin, it releases its latent heat of vaporisation, delivering extra energy on top of the heat from its temperature alone.