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?
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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