Which of the following best explains a person suffers more severe burns when his skin is exposed to steam than when boiling water is poured onto his skin?

  • A steam is at a higher temperature than boiling water
  • B steam posses greater heat energy per unit-mass than boiling water
  • C steam spreads more easily over a wider area of the skin than boiling water
  • D steam panetrates more easily over a wider area of the skin than boiling water
  • E the specific latent heat of vaporization is released in changing from boiling water to steam

The correct answer is B. steam posses greater heat energy per unit-mass than boiling water

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