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In theory you could fight a fire with cryogenic helium, but in reality it would be exceedingly impractical and expensive. While helium is not extremely expensive, it is quite a bit more expensive than other substances normally used to fight fires - and much less plentiful. It is very expensive to lower helium to cryogenic conditions and the equipment necessary to maintain it at cryogenic conditions is also very expensive to build and operate. Note also that because it is such a light gas, it would quickly rise away from the fire, so it would require a lot more of it to fight the fire than if something heavier were used - like water, powder, or foam.
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Is Helium a matter?
Yes - helium is a form of matter
Name something a firefighter might do just before he goes to fight a fire?
Put on uniform Pray Put their gear on.
How many protons do the elements beryllium and helium have?
beryllium has 4 protons. helium has 2 protons
How many protons do the elements beryllium and helium each have?
beryllium has 4 protons and helium has 2 protons
How abundant is helium on earth?
Not very...
Can you fight a fire with liquid helium?
If you have enough liquid helium, it might smother the fire or cool the combusting materials that are supporting the fire so much that they are below their kindling temperature. However, this would be a very impractical fire fighting technique compared with using solid or liquid carbon dioxide, because carbon dioxide gas is denser than air while helium gas is much less dense than air. Furthermore, liquid helium is expensive and only rarely if ever available when one needs to fight a fire!Note that the boiling point of helium is 4.22 K, −268.93 °C, −452.07 °F. From a practical standpoint it would be nearly impossible to maintain such extreme cryogenic conditions anywhere in the vicinity of a fire!
Can helium be turned into ice?
No, helium will turn into a cryogenic 'liquid' not ice, as it is cooled to extremely low temperature's.
What has the author I Spradley written?
I. Spradley has written: 'Integrated Cryogenic Experiment (ICE) microsphere investigation' -- subject(s): Insulation, Microgravity, Microparticles, Weightlessness, Liquid helium, Cryogenic equipment, Cryogenic storage
Is cryogenic freezing related to nitrogen?
Cryogenic freezing is certainly related to nitrogen. In order to complete a deep cryogenic treatment a cryogen must be used. The least expensive cryogen for deep freezing is liquid nitrogen. Another cryogen is helium which allows special made cryogenic processors to reach temperatures approaching absolute zero.
Is helium conduct fire?
There is no such thing as "conducting fire." Helium is not flammable, if that's what you mean.
What is the burning point for helium?
Helium does not catch fire
Can we use helium as Fire extinguisher?
No, helium is not used in fire extinguishers. We find carbon dioxide (CO2) in some extinguishers, but not helium.
Is helium gas a form of fire?
No. Helium gas is just a gas. It is not flammable.
If you put helium inside dynamite what happens when you set it on fire?
Helium hasn't an effect.
What is cryogenic heat treatment?
cryogenic metal treatment
What is a metaphor for fire?
fight fire with fire
Where did the term fight fire with fire originate from?
The term "fight fire with fire" came from Metallica's 1984 album, Ride the Lightning's song "Fight Fire with Fire". The meaning is to respond to the attack with the same method.
