NCERT Exercises - Q8 - Matter in Our Surroundings
Question: What produces more severe burns, boiling water or steam?
Answer: Steam produces more severe burns because it contains extra thermal energy in the form of latent heat of vaporisation (2.26 × 10⁶ J/kg), which is released when the steam condenses on the skin.
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