Question

Which is hotter, boiling water or boiling oil?

Answer 1

There's many kind of oil with different boiling point. But generally, as oil's boiling point is higher than water (boiling point of oil of turpentine is 159ºC and water is 100ºC), boling oil is hotter than boiling water.

Answer 2

Assuming that "water" means pure water and "oil" means something along the line of cooking oil (e.g. soybean oil) or engine oil (e.g. SAE 40) and NOT CRUDE OIL, then the boiling oil is much hotter, pressure being the same in both cases. . . At 1 atm, the boiling point of pure water is 100 deg. C or 212 deg. F.

Answer 3

SPECIFIC HEAT CAPACITY , THE ONE WITH THE HIGHER SPECIFIC HEAT CAPACITY WINS.

Answer 4

If they were the same temperature, technically they would be the same. . . Water boils at 212°F (100°C). . Most oils though can be heated higher than the temperature at which water boils. Since the oil can remain in a liquid form at higher temperatures, it will have a higher heat latency than gaseous steam and would likely have a more detrimental effect. Notwithstanding, super heated steam is extremely dangerous as well.