Question

Hydrogen is a explosive gas and oxygen is a gas helps in burning.Then why water(H2O) extinguishes fire?

Answer 1

Answer:

it's a chemical reaction and chemical reaction can always have a change of state and compounds have different properties from it's constituent elements

Answer 2

Answer:

Hydrogen is flammable, but oxygen is not. Flammability is the ability of a combustible material with an adequate supply of oxygen (or another oxidiser) to sustain enough heat energy to keep a fire going after it has been ignited. ... Therefore, water has its own properties, which helps to extinguish fire.

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