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Fire is the result of a combustion reaction, where a carbon based compound reacts with oxygen to create water, CO2 and sometimes other substances. By using CO2 on a fire, it pushes out any oxygen that would otherwise feed the fire and ends the reaction, or puts out the fire.
Because it is heavier than air and non-flammable, so it displaces the air and smothers the fire.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoCarbon dioxide is good for putting out fires because it displaces air (oxygen). The fire then cannot breathe. With the whoosh of a CO2 extinguisher comes a cold white cloud of carbon dioxide that rushes out of the nozzle and covers the target area like a fog. It pushes air (and the oxygen the fire needs to continue to burn) out of the way. Presto! No more fire! Carbon dioxide can be produced by baking soda and vinegar.
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∙ 15y agoThere is something known as the "triad of fire". In order for a fire to occur or continue, there must be three things present, hence the 'triad'.
1. Fuel. Something that will burn. Gasoline, paper, wood, oil, plastic, etc.
2. Oxygen. Oxygen must be present in sufficient amounts to allow the reaction to go forward.
3. A Temperature higher than the ignition point of the fuel. This can be a spark, friction, or the flame itself. Any heat source will do, provided it gets hot enough.
If any one of these components are eliminated, there will be no fire.
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∙ 12y agoFire is the thermal and light energy produced in the chemical reaction of rapid oxidation. That is, a flammable substance reacting chemically with oxygen.
Heat applied to a fuel and oxygen mixture catalyses a rapid oxidation process which becomes self sustaining as the chemical reaction produces its own thermal energy. The process will continue until either the fuel or oxygen are exhausted.
Carbon dioxide purges the oxygen gas from the reaction which then cannot continue and hence, the heat produced is halted.
NB. This does not work if the source of oxygen is contained as part of the composition of the material undergoing oxidation. EEG. explosive chemicals such as TNT or dynamite supply their own oxygen and will therefore oxidise and burn in a vacuum or underwater.
Also, it includes CO2 which is a mixture of baking soda and vinegar.
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∙ 14y agoWhen carbon dioxide is used to put out fires, there is a high concentration of carbon dioxide in the air and it blocks the combustion reaction (fire) from using the oxygen in the air. Combustion reactions such as fire require oxygen, so when the oxygen is blocked from reacting, the fire becomes smaller because there is less reacting.
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∙ 10y agoBecause fires need oxygen to be able to burn. If you replace the oxygen around the fire with carbon dioxide, it will die.
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∙ 9y agoBecause carbon dioxide is non-flammable, it suffocates by depriving the flames of oxygen.
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How do you identify gas in a tube?
Light a wooden splint and dip it in the gas. If it is Carbon Dioxide, it will put the fire on the end out.
Do you pass carbon dioxide through the rectum?
No you dont. Carbon dioxide contains 1 part carbon 2parts oxygen. You dont put out oxygen only carbon.
Does carbon fiber burn?
Yes, carbon fiber is indeed flammable and does burn. Carbon fiber is slightly expensive but it known to be very strong and durable.
Put the combustion of carbon into a word equation?
HYDROCARBON + OXYGENÜ CARBON DIOXIDE + WATER
What does carbon dioxide do to a flame?
Oxygen is required to have a flame. If there is too little oxygen available, the flame will go out. Natural atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide have no effect on the flame. If the CO2 concentration is high enough, it can extinguish the flame by lowering the amount available oxygen e.g. covering a candle with a jar.
Does carbon dioxide react same like hydrogen to a fire?
No. Hydrogen will easily ignite if it comes in contact if fire. Carbon dioxide is not flammable at all and can even be used to put out a fire.
Does fire need carbon dioxide to burn?
No. Fire need fuel, oxygen, and heat to burn. Carbon dioxide is a product of most fires and can actually be used to put fires out.
Can carbon dioxide put flames out?
yes and it is used in CO2 type fire extinguisher.
What gas is used to put fires?
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the gas often used to put out fires, especially in fire extinguishers.
What chemicals is in the fire extinguisher?
In fire extinguishers, they put carbon dioxide in it because it extinguishes fires. The two ingredients of carbon dioxide are; baking soda and vinegar.
How is carbon dioxide able to control a fire?
Carbon Dioxide [CO2] controls, and can extinguish, a fire due to the fact that the addition of CO2 to the air, results in reducing the relative percentage of Oxygen [O2] to a concentration below that necessary for combustion ["burning"] to occur.
What is the Importance of carbon dioxide?
to help plants and to put in fire extinguisher
What do you use carbon dioxide?
Well I use carbon dioxide in my fire extinguisher. What do you use carbon dioxide, or to put it another way? In what do you use carbon dioxide? Humans breathe out carbon dioxide... Breathing it out is not exactly using it. That would be more like making it.
What cannot be used water baking soda carbon dioxide or oxgen to put out a fire?
Of the four materials listed in the question, only oxygen could never effectively put out a fire.
Does removing carbon dioxidee prevent a fire starting?
It's actually the other way round. Carbon dioxide is used in some fire extinguishers to put fires out. It prevents oxygen from reaching the fire and the fire cannot continue to burn.
Which gas do fire fighters use?
firefighters use carbon dioxide to put out fires.
What can put out a fire rathe than water or extinguisher?
The gas extinguisher that is filled with carbon dioxide and one that is filled with foam can help put out a fire.
