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What produces more severe burns, boiling water or stream?

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Steam contains more heat in the form of latent heat, than boiling water so when steam comes in contact with skin it gives out 22.5x`10^(5)` Joules per kilogram more heat than boiling water, so steam causes more severe burns.
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