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It's used to extinguish fires because carbon dioxide supersedes the oxygen. Without oxygen, no fire can burn.
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What gas makes the foam firefighters use?
It's Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Which gas do fire fighters use?
firefighters use carbon dioxide to put out fires.
Which gas is in the foam used by firefighters?
Carbon Dioxide is the most common gas in fire extinguishers.
What gas is used to make the foam for firefighters?
The same air that we breathe !!
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 gas plant do produce that animal use?
carbon dioxide that plant use
What role do carbon dioxide play in the carbon dioxide oxygen cycle?
animals and people breath out carbon dioxide and plants use carbon dioxide
What is the gas in Coca-Cola?
All carbonated drinks, including Coca Cola, use carbon dioxide (CO2).
Producers use carbon dioxide in the process of?
They use carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, to make food.
Why does carbon dioxide helps to make foam that firefighters use?
it is a non-flammable gas that is effective at starving a fire of oxygen. Like other fire extinguishers (foam and water) it is only recommended for fighting certain types of fire. more infromation and recommendations on their use should be available through the fire department.
Do cells use carbon dioxide?
No. Animal cells use Oxygen and give off carbon dioxide as a waste product. Plant cells use carbon dioxide and give off oxygen.
What do the chloroplasts of a green plant use carbon dioxide for?
Carbon dioxide is the source of carbon. It is reduced to glucose
