Saline hydrides when react with water produce fire violently can we use 02 to extinguish this fire
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Saline hydrides such as NaH,CaH2 violently react with water and form metal hydroxide and hydrogen gas. During these reactions, large amount of energy is released so that hydrogen catches fire. CO2 cannot extinguish this fire as it is reduced by hot metal hydride.
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