Chemistry, asked by Ananyasingh7151, 1 year ago

Why are water and sand used to extinguish fire

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Answered by shanjitha2227

Oil fires are resistant to water, but small fires can be effectively extinguished when the sand in the bucket is dumped on the fire to starve it of the oxygen it needs to stay alight. This method of fighting liquid fires has generally been replaced by modern foaming agents.

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