Will a burn caused by 1.0 kg of steam at 100? c do more damage to your skin than that caused by 1.0 kg of water at 100? c? explain your reasoning.

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Quinton Herrera

Physics

19 May, 07:29

Will a burn caused by 1.0 kg of steam at 100? c do more damage to your skin than that caused by 1.0 kg of water at 100? c? explain your reasoning.

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Jocelyn Fry · Answer 1

The burn caused by the steam will do more damage. This is because steam has more energy than the liquid water. When the steam comes in contact with human skin, the heat of vapourization of the steam will be transfered to the skin causing a worse damage than liquid water will do.