You can briefly touch a hot clothes iron with a bare wet finger because the wetness
A) Choices C and D are both true.
B) Only Choice C is true.
C) absorbs energy in vaporizing.
D) provides an insulating layer after it changes state.

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Both C and D are correct because the wetness on your finger absorbs energy as it vaporizes, which helps protect your skin from the heat, and the steam created provides a brief insulating layer.

You Can Briefly Touch a Hot Clothes Iron with a Bare