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?

• 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