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It depends on how big the steam is. If the steam is as small as water vapour, it cannot be seen by the naked eye. If the steam is as big as water droplets, it can be seen by naked eye. But if many steam, it always can be seen by naked eye.
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∙ 14y agoYes, if you see the steam, it is actually water droplets forming. Look at the steam from your teapot, while the water is boiling. The first few centimeters from the teapot you won't see the steam; later you see it. That is because it has already started to cool down, forming droplets.
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∙ 14y agoNo steam is an invisible gas. What you see coming off a boiling pot is water vapour steam which has condensed.
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∙ 14y agoSteam is invisible.
It's condensation you see, NOT steam.
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∙ 9y agoNo
It's just vaporized water and water has no scent
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∙ 11y agoyes,
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What makes steam visible to the human eye?
Answer: we are able to see it because the steam is evaporating Answer: Actually, steam is invisible. What we see is small droplets of water, which appear when the steam cools down.
Why does hot water steam when it's thrown out of a cup in a cold temperature?
Hot water always steams, but when it is cold, the steam quickly converts to water droplets, and thus becomes visible. Pure steam is invisible.
Why can you put your hand into steam without getting burnt but not water?
Actually if you place your hand into steam, you WILL get burnt. What you are probably thinking of is placing your hand into the condensate of the steam that appears like a cloud. You can place your hand into that because it has to cool to a much lower temperature before it begins to condense. True steam is actually a colorless (at least in the wavelengths we can see with our human eyes) gas and is invisible to us.
How water in the boiling kettle turns into steam and turns back into water again?
first its the heat boils the water then if you turn off the heat it starts cooling down that's what happensAnother AnswerAll matter exists in one of three states; Solid, Liquid, or Gas. Steam is waters' gaseous state. Steam is invisible. The cloudy puffs you see is water condensing back into liquid state. The steam is condensing because it is cooler out in the ambient air.
What is the gaseous state of H2O?
The gaseous state of water is invisible and is called water vapor.However, steam is not a gas: it is tiny droplets of liquid water. If you look at a tea kettle that is boiling, you will see a jet of steam coming from the spout. If you look closer at the spout, you will see that the first inch or two of the jet coming out is invisible. This is the water vapor, which then cools slightly as it reaches the ambient air and condenses into the very fine (and very hot) liquid water droplets of steam.
What is the steam two physical properties?
Steam is a gaseous phase of water. It is also "physically" invisible.
What makes steam visible to the human eye?
Answer: we are able to see it because the steam is evaporating Answer: Actually, steam is invisible. What we see is small droplets of water, which appear when the steam cools down.
What is steaming?
Steam is hot vapor water that turns invisible after expanding. Steam is also a game distributor/library on your computer. When we boiled water, water get vaporized and they produces steam.
When a kettle is boiling it produces visible steam. What does this steam contain?
Actually, the steam part is not actually steam, but water vapour. If you look closely at a boiling kettle, there is a clear space between the spout and the actual (steam). That clear space is the steam, which is invisible. What appears afterwards is water vapour.
What temperature steam will kill viruses?
Well . . . steam only has one temperature: 212 degrees F. (at sea level). Remember, steam is an invisible gas. The part you can see and may call "steam" is actually thousands of tiny water droplets.
What is the two physical properties of steam?
If the steam is being produced by boiling water the physical property is gas and the chemical properties are H2O.
Why does hot water steam when it's thrown out of a cup in a cold temperature?
Hot water always steams, but when it is cold, the steam quickly converts to water droplets, and thus becomes visible. Pure steam is invisible.
What color is a floor steam cleaner?
A floor steam cleaner permits one to clean all the dirt, let it be invisible or uninvisble from hard wood floors. The color of a floor steam cleaner is often white.
Is Water vapor condensed steam.?
Yes. Steam is the gaseous form of water, and it is invisible. When it meets the colder air it starts to condense, and forms water vapour, which is visible.
What is the usual temperature of steam?
Anything greater than or equal to 212F (100C). Superheated steam used in steam locomotives, steam turbines in power plants, etc. can be any temperature from 500F to 2000F depending on the design of the system.Note: if you can see the "steam" it is not steam. What you see are tiny droplets of liquid water that have condensed from the steam and is probably exactly at 212F (100C) because it is in thermal equilibrium with the invisible steam at the same temperature.
Is water vapor the same as steam?
No. Steam is the gaseous form of water, and is invisible. The cloud of white stuff you can see above a boiling kettle is water vapor; droplets formed by the condensation of the steam as it collides with the cooler air outside the kettle.
How is water vapor different from steam?
So specifically steam will form when you boil water. While water vapor forms when the sun evaporates water. Steam you would most likely see, while water vapor is more of an invisible gas.
