If water boils at 100°C, and boiling is the process of turning liquid into gas, why are bathrooms full of steam when showering at only 40°C?

Question

If water boils at 100°C, and boiling is the process of turning liquid into gas, why are bathrooms full of steam when showering at only 40°C?

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

Water temperature is an average estimate of the total mass of water. At any time bits of water may be hot even though the average is below . At 100c all the water will turn to steam.