Question

given one property of each of the following which helps in controlling fire . (a) water , (b) carbon dioxide.​

Answer 1

Required answers :-

a) Water has a specific heat of vaporisation which is of 2.23 × 106J/kg. This means that it can remove that amount of energy from a fire before turning into steam. It is a well known fact that water will slow a fire's growth.

b) Carbon dioxide extinguishes work by displacing oxygen, or taking away the oxygen element of the fire triangle.