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Could a fire start under water?

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14y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

It is possible for a fire to "burn" under water, but it's probably an "unusual case" where a combustible metal is involved. Some metals, like the alkali metals from Group 1 of the periodic table, will react with water. They can actually "burn" under water because they react with the water taking oxygen. And if you guessed that water cannot be used to extinguish these metals if they are burning in air, you would be correct.

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