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Steam burns can be much more severe than burns caused by boiling water. The reas

Steam burns can be much more severe than burns caused by boiling water. The reason for this is that
A) steam can go through the clothes.
B) steam delivers more energy to the skin than boiling water does.
C) steam immediately penetrates the skin and then burns from the inside out.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

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