Which of the following best explains why a person suffers a more severe burn when his skin is exposed to steam than when boiling water pours on his skin?
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A.
Steam is at a higher temperature than boiling water -
B.
Steam possesses greater heat energy per unit mass than boiling water -
C.
Steam spreads more easily over a wider area of the skin man boiling water -
D.
Steam penetrates more deeply into the skin than boiling water -
E.
the specific latent heat of vaporization is released in changing from boiling water to steam