Explain why: Burns caused by steam are more severe than burns cau… - Vidyadip

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Explain why:
Burns caused by steam are more severe than burns caused by boiling water.

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Burns caused by steam are more severe than burns caused by boiling water because of high specific latent heat of condensation. 2268 J/g of heat is released when 1 g of steam condenses to form 1 gm of water.
Due to the high specific latent heat of solidification of water, rivers and lakes do not freeze easily.

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