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Why we get burnt more by steam than boiling water ?

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Temperature of boiling water is `100^(@)C` and of steam is also `100^(@)C` but steam has `22.6xx10^(5)" J kg"^(-1)` more heat than boiling water. Hence, it is burnt more by steam than boiling water.
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