![]() Steam phase eruption of Castle Geyser in Yellowstone National Park Image by Brocken Inaglory, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 |
SteamSteam Steam Water in the gas phase This article is about water as a gas. For the video game distribution platform, see Steam (service). For other uses, see Steam (disambiguation). Steam is water vapor, often mixed with air and/or an aerosol of liquid water droplets. This may occur by evaporation or by boiling, where heat is applied until water reaches the enthalpy of vaporization. Superheated or saturated steam is invisible; however, wet steam, a visible mist or aerosol of water droplets, is often referred to as "steam".[1]: 6 Liquid phase eruption of Castle Geyser in Yellowstone Park When liquid water becomes steam, it increases in volume by 1,700 times at standard temperature and pressure; this change in volume can be… (Source: Wikipedia)
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