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The "Fire Triangle" indicates that a fire requires fuel, oxygen and heat to continue burning. Removing any one side will cause the reaction to cease.
You can:
- Remove the source fuel (turn off gas or oil supply to the fire)
- Smother the fire with barriers such as foams, sand (or other inert material)
- Cool it with water or carbon dioxide
- Tie up the reactants with compounds that bind with the oxygen more rapidly (Halon)
- Replace the oxygen in the air with carbon dioxide or other inert gas (Halon)
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Thank you all.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 13y agoIf the fire is large, get help. If it's small (i.e. oven fire, toaster fire, small mistake) use a fire extinguisher ASAP or call for help. If SOMEONE is on fire, cover them in a blanket or something to prevent fire from getting any more oxygen to smother the fire. Otherwise, quickly pat the person's fire (if it's small) repeatedly to fan away oxygen and extinguish the fire. Fires involving gas and other chemical substances are too dangerous to deal with on your own, so always get help.
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∙ 14y agoyou extinguish fires a few different ways, by removing the material being burned, cooling it with water (from a fire engine or "water can"), taking away oxygen from it with a CO2 extinguisher or AFFF foam, or using chemicals to stop the chemical reaction that is taking place (with a dry chemical fire extinguisher).
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∙ 12y agoA fire can be extinguished by blocking the source of Oxygen as Oxygen is required for burning.
But I think the gas is Carbon Dioxide.
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∙ 14y agoWith an appropriate can type fire extinguisher or bicarbonate of soda.
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∙ 12y agoIt depends on what kind of fire it is. You wouldn't want to use water, which is used on a wood fire, to put out an electrical fire because you'd be electrocuted.
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∙ 14y agoArgon is used to prevent fires in welding. carbon dioxide is used in fire extinguishers.
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∙ 10y agoYes, it can.
Contrary to popular belief and the quote "You can't fight fire with fire", you CAN fight fire with fire.
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What will happen if you put a paper cup of water at the edge of a campfire the edges of the cup will burn down to the water levels then stop why?
because the water extinguishes the fire.
How will you show that air supports burning?
1. Negative view: Burn a candle in a closed jar and it extinguishes. 2. Positive view: Blow gently on a fire and see it flare up.
Is carbon dioxide the only gas that extinguishes burning?
no
Why exhaling carbon dioxide can not put out a fire?
When you exhale, you are not exhaling carbon dioxide. You are exhaling air with a slightly higher-than-normal concentration of carbon dioxide and a slightly lower-than-normal concentration of oxygen. Carbon dioxide extinguishes fire by forcing oxygen away from the fuel, but the air you exhale still has more than enough oxygen to support combustion.
How carbon dioxide gas as main component of biogas though it is fire extingushing gas?
Equation of Combustion CH4 + O2 = CO2 + H2O As you saw...Carbon di oxide is the product formed in combustion.It is Not the main component of bio-gas as it is the product itself.Methane is main component of bio-gas. Another way to understand is that the carbon dioxide is on product side..to burn something you need oxygen..but if we reverse the situation by providing carbon dioxide..fire extinguishes.. I hope it helps.. Reference: A level chemistry
What gas extinguishes fire?
CarbonDioxide =]
Why does water beat fire?
Because water extinguishes fire
Can you defeat water with fire?
yes, fire evaporates water . But water in sufficient quantity extinguishes fire.
How do you use simple sentence with firefighter?
A firefighter extinguishes fire to keep people safe.
What ingredient is in baking soda that extinguishes a grease fire?
a bicarbonate of baking soda is Co2 Co2 displaces oxygen which is fuel for the fire no fuel no fire
How do you keep a fire going in minecraft?
The only way to keep a fire going indefinitely is to get a block of netherrack, if these are lit on fire, the block is neither consumed, nor extinguishes.
What does a fire extiguesher cool down?
A fire extinguisher cools down or extinguishes a fire. There are five types of fire extinguishers used in the US.
What chemicals is in the fire extinguisher?
In fire extinguishers, they put carbon dioxide in it because it extinguishes fires. The two ingredients of carbon dioxide are; baking soda and vinegar.
How does Boyle's law apply to fire extinguishers?
When it comes to fire extinguishes, the smaller the volume of the extinguisher the more pressure the gas has. So if the size of the fire extinguisher is small, the pressure might be high.
What makes Chubb fire extinguishers better than other fire extinguishers?
The Chubb fire extinguishes is a lots smaller than the regular fire extinguisher, and it can put a lots of small kitchen fire out other then using the original fire extinguisher.
Is hydrogen inside a fire extinguisher?
Not in elemental form. Hydrogen is highly flammable, so putting it in a fire extinguisher would be a very bad idea. Some fire extinguishes contain water, which is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen.
What class extinguisher puts out a paper fire?
It extinguishes a paper fire by cooling...water is a cooling agent...fire is a product of heat...cool the heat=fire goes out.
