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Why water does not support burning?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Water is in a very stable state, so it takes a much less electronegative atom to attract the oxygen away from water. Water *does* support the burning of things like sodium, and potassium metals, and cannot quench thermite combustion once it is started.

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