Question

Water works as a fire extinguisher by removing:-
a) Heat
b) Oxygen
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Source of combustible substance​

Answer 1

Answer:

b is the correct answer

Answer 2

Answer:

Water extinguishers work by removing heat from the fire. Dry chemical extinguishers are tanks of foam or dry powder with compressed nitrogen as the propellant. They work by smothering the fire: when you put a layer of powder or foam on the fire, you cut the fuel off from the oxygen around it, and the fire