Why Does Steam Burn More Than Boiling Water ? : āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ (Steam) āĻ āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āωāϤāϞāĻž āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀āϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻœā§āĻŦāϞāĻžāχ ?




  1. Steam is water in gas form. āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āϗ⧇āϛ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĨ¤

  2. Steam contains extra heat energy. āĻ­āĻžāĻĒāϤ āĻ…āϤāĻŋā§°āĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤

  3. When steam touches skin, it condenses. āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻ›āĻžāϞ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§°ā§āĻļ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇ āχ āϘāύ⧀āĻ­ā§ąāύ (Condensation) āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

  4. During condensation, steam releases heat.āϘāύ⧀āĻ­ā§ąāύ⧰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϤ āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤

  5. This extra heat causes severe burns. āĻāχ āĻ…āϤāĻŋā§°āĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āϤāĻžāĻĒ⧇āχ āĻ—āĻŽā§āϭ⧀⧰ āĻœā§āĻŦāϞāĻž āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤

  6. Boiling water does not release this extra energy. āωāϤāϞāĻž āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāχ āĻ…āϤāĻŋā§°āĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āύāϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Important Terms - āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ



  1. Condensation – Heat Release : āϘāύ⧀āĻ­ā§ąāύ – āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ

  2. Steam – Gas form of water : āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ – āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āϗ⧇āϛ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž

  3. Boiling Water – Liquid form : āωāϤāϞāĻž āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ – āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āϤāϰāϞ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž


Key Point : āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž


Steam burns more because it releases extra heat when it condenses. āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ⧇ āϘāύ⧀āĻ­ā§ąāύ āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻžā§° āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϤ āĻ…āϤāĻŋā§°āĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āϕ⧰⧇, āϏ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻšā§‡ āχ āωāϤāϞāĻž āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀āϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻœā§āĻŦāϞāĻžāχāĨ¤


MCQ Set 


Q1. Why does steam burn more than boiling water ? : āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ⧇ āωāϤāϞāĻž āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀āϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻœā§āĻŦāϞāĻžāχ ?


(a) Steam is hotter : āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻ—ā§°āĻŽ
(b) Steam releases extra heat on condensation : āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ⧇ āϘāύ⧀āĻ­ā§ąāύāϤ āĻ…āϤāĻŋā§°āĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āϕ⧰⧇
(c) Steam is heavier : āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ āĻ­āĻžā§°ā§€
(d) Steam sticks to skin : āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ āĻ›āĻžāϞāϤ āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇


Ans: (b)


Explanation: Steam releases extra heat when it condenses on skin. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ⧇ āϘāύ⧀āĻ­ā§ąāύ⧰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϤ āĻ…āϤāĻŋā§°āĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q2. Steam is water in which form ? : āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āϕ⧋āύ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž ?


(a) Solid : āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ  (b) Liquid : āϤāϰāϞ  (c) Gas : āϗ⧇āĻ›   (d) Plasma : āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāϜāĻŽāĻž


Ans: (c)


Explanation: Steam is gaseous water. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āϗ⧇āϛ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĨ¤


Q3. Boiling water is at what temperature ? : āωāϤāϞāĻž āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?


(a) 50°C : ā§Ģā§Ļ°āϏ⧇  (b) 80°C : ā§Žā§Ļ°āϏ⧇  (c) 100°C : ā§§ā§Ļā§Ļ°āϏ⧇   (d) 120°C : ⧧⧍ā§Ļ°āϏ⧇


Ans: (c)


Explanation: Water boils at 100°C. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ ā§§ā§Ļā§Ļ°āϏ⧇ āϤ āωāϤāϞ⧇āĨ¤


Q4. When steam touches skin, it - : āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻ›āĻžāϞ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§°ā§āĻļ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇ -


(a) Evaporates : āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒā§€āĻ­ā§ąāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ  (b) Condenses : āϘāύ⧀āĻ­ā§ąāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ  (c) Freezes : āϜāĻŽā§‡  (d) Expands : āĻĢ⧁āϞāĻžāχ āωāϠ⧇


Ans: (b)


Explanation: Steam condenses into water. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āĻšā§ˆ āϘāύ⧀āĻ­ā§ąāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q5. Condensation means - : āϘāύ⧀āĻ­ā§ąāύ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ -


(a) Liquid → Gas : āϤāϰāϞ → āϗ⧇āĻ›  (b) Solid → Liquid : āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ → āϤāϰāϞ
(c) Gas → Liquid : āϗ⧇āĻ› → āϤāϰāϞ  (d) Solid → Gas : āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ → āϗ⧇āĻ›


Ans: (c)


Explanation: Gas changes into liquid. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϗ⧇āĻ› āϤāϰāϞāϞ⧈ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q6. During condensation, heat is - : āϘāύ⧀āĻ­ā§ąāύ⧰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϤ āϤāĻžāĻĒ -


(a) Absorbed : āĻļā§‹āώāĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧ  (b) Released : āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ  (c) Destroyed : āύāĻˇā§āϟ āĻšāϝāĻŧ  (d) Frozen : āϜāĻŽā§‡


Ans: (b)


Explanation: Heat is released during condensation. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϘāύ⧀āĻ­ā§ąāύāϤ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q7. The extra heat released by steam is called - : āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻ…āϤāĻŋā§°āĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻ• āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ -


(a) Kinetic heat : āĻ—āϤāĻŋāĻļā§€āϞ āϤāĻžāĻĒ  (b) Latent heat : āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ āϤāĻžāĻĒ
(c) Solar heat : āϏ⧌⧰ āϤāĻžāĻĒ  (d) Electrical heat : āĻŦ⧈āĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋāĻ• āϤāĻžāĻĒ


Ans: (b)


Explanation: Steam has latent heat. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ­āĻžāĻĒāϤ āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤


Q8. Steam causes severe burns because - : āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻ—āĻŽā§āϭ⧀⧰ āĻœā§āĻŦāϞāĻž āϕ⧰⧇ āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ -


(a) It is dry : āχ āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ  (b) It is fast : āχ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϤ
(c) It releases latent heat : āχ āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āϕ⧰⧇   (d) It cools skin : āχ āĻ›āĻžāϞ āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āϕ⧰⧇


Ans: (c)


Explanation: Latent heat increases burning effect. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ āϤāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻœā§āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q9. Which causes more burn at 100°C ? : ā§§ā§Ļā§Ļ°āϏ⧇ āϤ āϕ⧋āύ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻœā§āĻŦāϞāĻžāχ ?


(a) Ice : āĻŦā§°āĻĢ  (b) Cold water : āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀  (c) Boiling water : āωāϤāϞāĻž āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀  (d) Steam : āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ


Ans: (d)


Explanation: Steam releases extra heat. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻ…āϤāĻŋā§°āĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q10. Boiling water does NOT- : āωāϤāϞāĻž āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋ āύāϕ⧰⧇ ?


(a) Burn skin : āĻ›āĻžāϞ āĻœā§āĻŦāϞāĻžāχ  (b) Contain heat : āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇
(c) Release latent heat : āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āϕ⧰⧇  (d) Cause pain : āĻŦāĻŋāώ āϕ⧰⧇


Ans: (c)


Explanation: No condensation, no latent heat release. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϘāύ⧀āĻ­ā§ąāύ āύ⧋āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻžāϤ āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āύāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤


Q11. Steam first changes into - : āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻšā§ˆ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?


(a) Ice : āĻŦā§°āĻĢ  (b) Water : āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀   (c) Air : āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁  (d) Smoke:  āϧ⧋āĻā§ąāĻž


Ans: (b)


Explanation: Steam condenses into water. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q12. Which has more energy at same temperature ? : āĻāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāύāϤ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ā§° āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ ?


(a) Ice : āĻŦā§°āĻĢ  (b) Cold water : āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀  (c) Boiling water : āωāϤāϞāĻž āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀  (d) Steam : āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ


Ans: (d)


Explanation: Steam has extra latent heat. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ­āĻžāĻĒāϤ āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤


Q13. Latent heat is heat - : āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ -


(a) Seen heat : āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āϤāĻžāĻĒ  (b) Used for temperature rise : āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻĸāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšā§ƒāϤ
(c) Released without temperature change : āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāύ āύāϏāϞāύāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻž  (d) Cold energy : āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ


Ans: (c)


Explanation: Latent heat changes state, not temperature. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ āϤāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q14. Steam burn is more dangerous because - : āĻ­āĻžāĻĒā§° āĻœā§āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻœā§āϜāύāĻ• āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ -


(a) Steam is invisible : āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āύāĻžāϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ  (b) Steam sticks longer : āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇
(c) Steam releases more heat : āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āϕ⧰⧇  (d) Steam is poisonous : āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāĻŋāώāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤ


Ans: (c)


Explanation: Extra heat damages skin more. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āϤāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻ›āĻžāϞ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻŋ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q15. When steam condenses, temperature - : āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ āϘāύ⧀āĻ­ā§ąāύ āĻš'āϞ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāύ -


(a) Increases : āĻŦāĻĸāĻŧ⧇   (b) Decreases : āĻ•āĻŽā§‡   (c) Remains same : āĻāϕ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇  (d) Becomes zero : āĻļā§‚āĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻšāϝāĻŧ


Ans: (c)


Explanation: Latent heat is released at same temperature. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāύāϤ⧇ āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q16. Steam burns are common in - : āĻ­āĻžāĻĒā§° āĻœā§āĻŦāϞāĻž āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ -


(a) Kitchens : ā§°āĻ¨ā§āϧāύāϘ⧰  (b) Ice factories : āĻŦā§°āĻĢ āĻ•āϞ  (c) Deserts : āĻŽā§°ā§āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋ  (d) Mountains : āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžā§°


Ans: (a)
Explanation: Steam is common in cooking. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: ā§°āĻ¨ā§āϧāύāϤ āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤


Q17. Steam is formed when - : āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ āϕ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


(a) Ice melts : āĻŦā§°āĻĢ āĻ—āϞ⧇  (b) Water freezes : āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āϜāĻŽā§‡  (c) Water boils : āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āωāϤāϞ⧇  (d) Water cools : āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ


Ans: (c)
Explanation: Boiling produces steam. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āωāϤāϞāĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q18. Which change occurs when steam burns skin ? : āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻœā§āĻŦāϞāĻžāχ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϤāύ āϘāĻŸā§‡ ?


(a) Only physical : āĻ•ā§‡ā§ąāϞ āϭ⧌āϤ  (b) Only chemical : āĻ•ā§‡ā§ąāϞ ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ•
(c) Both physical and heat transfer : āϭ⧌āϤ āφ⧰⧁ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰  (d) Nuclear : āύāĻŋāωāĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžā§°


Ans: (c)
Explanation: Heat transfer with state change. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āϏāϞāύāĻŋāĨ¤


Q19. Steam burn shows importance of - : āĻ­āĻžāĻĒā§° āĻœā§āĻŦāϞāĻžāχ āĻ•āĻŋ āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–ā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?


(a) Gravity : āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώ  (b) Latent heat : āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ āϤāĻžāĻĒ  (c) Reflection : āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ  (d) Sound : āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ


Ans: (b)
Explanation: Latent heat causes extra burning. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ āϤāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻœā§āĻŦāϞāĻž āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q20. Main reason steam burns more is - : āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻœā§āĻŦāϞāĻžā§° āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ -


(a) High speed : āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āϤāĻŋ  (b) More pressure : āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āϚāĻžāĻĒ
(c) Release of latent heat on condensation : āϘāύ⧀āĻ­ā§ąāύāϤ āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ  (d) Colourless nature : ā§°āĻ‚ āύāĻĨāĻ•āĻž


Ans: (c)
Explanation: Condensation releases extra heat energy. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϘāύ⧀āĻ­ā§ąāύāϤ āĻ…āϤāĻŋā§°āĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Key Point | āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž


Steam burns more because it releases extra heat when it condenses on skin. āĻ­āĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻ›āĻžāϞāϤ āϘāύ⧀āĻ­ā§ąāύ āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻžā§° āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϤ āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āϕ⧰⧇, āϏ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻšā§‡ āχ āωāϤāϞāĻž āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀āϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻœā§āĻŦāϞāĻžāχāĨ¤