Question

Compared to a burn due to water at 100${}^o$C, a burn due to steam at 100${}^o$C is

• A. more dangerous
• B. less dangeour
• C. equally dangerous
• D. none of these

Answer 1

The correct option is A more dangerous

Burn due to steam is more dangerous as it contain more heat than ${100}^{o}C$ water.Steam contain heat in of latent heat of vaporization and it is very high as compare to specific heat of water.