Superheated Steam – Cool Science Experiment
We usually think of water as a substance used to put out fires… but what happens when water turns to steam and that steam gets superheated? Watch in amazement as the steam created in the experiment is used to create – not extinguish – fire!
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Brule's rules.
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actually, steam is what you see, it is a lot of very tiny liquid water drops, but vaporized water is the gas form you can't see
Jeff
"They know it's Monday"
Makes me so laugh 😀
It doesn't matter. The only reason that they light a match is to show that you can superheat steam to high temperatures. Even if the match was lit by touching the copper, it still stands that water can be superheated.
I actually burst into laughter reading this. Had to look up and confirm the character is indeed named Steve.
@Joachim Van Renterghem?That's not really true, scientists use whatever temperature scale is most appropriate for the situation. Often this is kelvin, but fahrenheit is also used on occasion. In most situations temperature scales that the average person has never heard of are used, or even a scale made up on the spot for the situation.
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Perfect!, I exactly wanted to see a practical experiment like this, coz it answers all my doubts & proves my teachers are wrong.