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Why does carbon dioxide helps to make foam that firefighters use?
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∙ 9y ago
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.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoCO2 is a gas which extinguishes fire. So, it is used in the extinguishers
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∙ 15y agoCarbon Dioxide helps firefighters because fire will not burn in CO2. For example, some fire extinguishers contain CO2 and this will extinguish flames. Simple really!
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∙ 9y agowell weird reasons but it is defiantly carbon dioxide not glycol
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What gas makes the foam firefighters use?
It's Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
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 gas is used to make foam for firefighting?
which gas helps to make the foam that firefighters use
What is the gas that helps to make the foam that firefighters use?
fire retardants used in the foam are trimethyltrimethylene glycol and hexylene glycol.
What kind of rock produces Carbon dioxide when it reacts with acid?
foam
What are solute and solvent in foam?
The solvent is foam and the solute is Carbon Dioxide hope this helps!
What gas is in fighter fighting foam?
It is generally CO2, also known as Carbon Dioxide.
Why would you use foam to put out a fire?
Not normal foam but carbon dioxide foam from a fire extinguisher. This special foam covers the fire and takes all the oxygen out of it, and with no oxygen, no fire!!!
When you mix carbonated water with juice what makes it foam up?
Carbonated water is water that has had carbon dioxide added to it under pressure. When the pressure is released (say when it is opened), it goes to a lower pressure and releases the carbon dioxide. The foam is an accumilation of carbon dioxide bubbles that float to the top. The juice probably has no affect on it. Its caused by a change in pressure.
What is the foam floating on top of the vinegar after the eggshell experiment?
The carbonate turns into carbon dioxide, you're looking at the carbon dioxide when you try this at home, it's the bubbles that form on the egg.
How can carbon dioxide be used as a fuel?
I shouldn't think that it can be used in that way. Indeed the foam used in some fire extinguishers is made up of lots of bubbles of carbon dioxide.
