Which would be worse, the burn you get from holding your hand in a jet of steam or that from boiling water both at 100°C ? Give a reason for your answer.
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Which would be worse, the burn you get from holding your hand in a jet of steam or that from boiling water both at 100°C ? Give a reason for your answer.
Which would be worse, the burn you get from holding your hand in a jet of steam or that from boiling water both at 100°C ? Give a reason for your answer.
Steam causes more serious burns than that of water at 100°C because 1g of steam at 100°C imparts 2260 J of extra heat than the heat imparted by 1g of water at 100°C.