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What are fire extinguishers be used for?
FIRE extinguishers are used to put out fire.
Is water the best way to put out a chemical fire?
You need to read the MSDS to see what agent to use to extinguish a fire. Some chemical fires can be extinguished with water, like acetic acid. If you use enough of it, you can extinguish a gasoline or diesel fire with water--definitely don't try this at home, you need a fire hose.If you were attempting to fight a calcium carbide fire with water, you would probably die. When calcium carbide is mixed with water, it produces a very flammable gas called acetylene.
Can a fire blanket put out a fire?
Yes, provided the fire is not too large and is not a chemical fire that can burn without air.
How do you put out chemical fire?
As with any other fire, you smother it, cool it or remove the fuel or any combination. For small fires that can be dealt with using a portable fire extinguisher, you would use an ABC dry powder or CO2, unless the chemical was known to be reactive to those.
What type of fire extinguisher do you use for chemical fires?
Depends entirely on what the chemical is.
What type of extinguisher to put out a petrol fire?
Water in a very fine mist from above, as only professional firefighters are able to do, will help cool the fire, but 'hosing' it will only spread the fire
How does water put out a fire?
it cant unless there is another chemical or something in it or mixed in it
What would you use to put out a tv fire?
Unplug the tv and use a fire blanket or fire extinguisher.
What is the fire that living organisms can use as chemical energy?
ATP
What is a type of fire is a chemical fire?
a fire with a chemical in it
What is the chemical composition of bilimbi fruit that helps put out fire?
See the link below
How do you put out oven fire?
smother it or use a foam fire extinguisher
