Steam

[104922499 1F]

In class Lavelle asked why does steam cause severe burns. Can someone explain this process in depth please.

[Emily Glaser 1F]

Steam causes burns because the amount of heat that 100*C of gas has compared to 100*C of liquid is much higher because the heat of vaporization requires a lot of heat input before phase change (liquid to gas)

[Alex Nechaev 1I]

Steam causes more severe burns than boiling water does because the temperature required to convert water to steam is much higher than the temperature required to bring water to a boil. Steam quickly transfers the heat of vaporization to whatever it comes in contact with, which will result in severe damage.

[Joyce Gu 1E]

So water in liquid form boils, and at 100 degrees celsius (boiling point), it turns to steam. The steam can then continue to be heated.

[904940852]

steam at 100 C has lots more energy than water at 100 c since it requires more energy to have the phase change from liquid to gas

[904940852]

steam at 100 C has lots more energy than water at 100 c since it requires more energy to have the phase change from liquid to gas

[Kayla Tchorz-Dis 1F]

water is at a higher temp when it is steam, so therefore it would cause a more severe burn

[Phillip Tran]

technically anything at 100 C would cause a severe burn