Which of the following causes more severe burns?

Steam

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Boiling water

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Steam and boiling water.

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Cold water

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Solution

The correct option is A
Steam

At 100°C, steam carries additional heat in form of latent heat than boiling water. Therefore, steam causes more severe burns than boiling water.

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