Water is not used to control fires involving oil and petrol. Give reason.
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Water being heavier than petrol slips down permitting the petrol to rise to the surface and continue to burn. Also, the existing temperature is so high that most of the water poured on the fire evaporates even before it can extinguish the fire.
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The fire produced by burning oil and petrol cannot be extinguished by using water.This is because water is heavier than oil and petrol.So,when water is thrown over burning oil,it settles down.The oil floats on water and continues to burn.
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