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What produces more severe burns, boiling water or steam?
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Steam has a higher heat content on account of high specific latent heat of condensation that is 2268 J g-1. Hence, steam at 100°C carries more heat than water. Therefore, burns caused by steam are more severe than burns caused by boiling water.
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