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Steam can cause more serious burns than water at the same temperature. Here we examine this effect quantitatively, noting that flesh becomes badly damaged when its temperature reaches 50.0
1 heat released by water = mH2O x specific heat of water x delta(T)
= 14.7 x 4.18 x 50 = 3072.3 J
2 heat released by steam = heat relesed during conversion to water + heat released while cooling down
= msteam x latent heat of vaporisation + m x specific heat x delta(T)
= 14.7 x 2257+ 14.7 x 4.18 x 50
= 33177.9 +3072.3
= 36250.2
3 heat released = m fleshx specific heat of flesh x delta(T)
m flesh = heat released/(3000 x 13)
a . mflesh = 3072.3/39000 = 0.07877kg = 78.77grams
b .mflesh = 36250.2/39000 = 0.92949 =929.49 grams