Question

Hydrogen being a highly inflammable gas and oxygen being a supporter of combustion, yet water which is a compound made up of hydrogen and oxygen is used to extinguish fire. Why?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

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Water does contain Hydrogen and Oxygen, but it is a compound of two formed by a chemical reaction. Being a chemical compound, water doesn't have property of either Hydrogen or Oxygen.Water is neither combustible nor support combustion.

Answer 2

Answer:

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It is because properties of compound (H₂O) are different from properties of its constituting elements, i.e. H₂Oand O₂