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If it's a normal fire, where normal everyday materials are burning, then pure oxygen will not put it out, it will make the fire burn stronger. Burning is a chemical reaction, and oxygen is a necessary reactant for combustion.

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What Happens When You Put Oxygen?

When you put oxygen on a fire, it helps in combustion by providing more oxygen molecules for the reaction. This usually results in the fire burning more intensely. However, the effectiveness of adding oxygen depends on factors such as the fuel source, temperature, and available heat.


What is taken away if you smother a fire with a fire blanket?

When you smother a fire with a fire blanket, you remove oxygen, one of the elements needed for fire to burn. By restricting the supply of oxygen, the fire is deprived of the required component to sustain combustion, leading to its suppression.


What scientific thing is removed when you put out a chip pan fire?

When you put out a chip pan fire, you remove the oxygen supply that is sustaining the flames. By covering the pan with a fire blanket or wet cloth, you starve the fire of oxygen, which is necessary for combustion to occur.


What is the test for oxygen and the result if oxygen is present?

If a test tube is filled with oxygen when you put a glowing splint into it, the splint will relight. (To make the splint glow you have to light it then blow it out and put it into the test tube immediately.) Hope this helps. XD XD


What will happen if a burning splint is put into the tube of hydrogen collected?

a glowing splint in hydrogen gas will make a popping sound. this is because hydrogen is very reactive and when it comes into contact with the oxygen in the air it reacts with it and that is what you hear in the popping sound.

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What happens to a fire if you cover it with a fire blanket?

Its put out. The fire consumes itself, the oxygen flow has been cut off.


What Happens When You Put Oxygen?

When you put oxygen on a fire, it helps in combustion by providing more oxygen molecules for the reaction. This usually results in the fire burning more intensely. However, the effectiveness of adding oxygen depends on factors such as the fuel source, temperature, and available heat.


What gas will put out a fire?

Any gas will put out a fire except for oxygen or an oxidant.


Does sand help put out fire fire?

Starves it of oxygen


What will happen if fire would not get any oxygen?

The fire will be put out.


How can you test to see if there is oxygen in a test tube?

Light a splint on fire, and then blow the flame out. You want your splint to be glowing red. Then, simply put the splint into the mouth of the the test tube, and if your splint re-lights up into a flame, you'll know it's oxygen gas.


Which of the fire triangle is removed if chip pan fire happens and is quenched per recommendation?

To put out a chip pan fireyou can not remove heat quickly enoughnor can you remove fuelSo you have to remove oxygen by smothering with a damp teatowel or cloth etc and preventing OXYGEN from reaching the fire.


Why does water usually put out fire?

Water stops oxygen from getting to the flame, and oxygen is the fire's food.


What is removed when put out a chip fire?

oxygen


Which can not be used to put out a small fire?

oxygen


Can water be used to put out fires?

Yes, fire is like us, it needs oxygen to breathe, water has no oxygen molcules, meaning it will put out a fire.


What is taken away if you smother a fire with a fire blanket?

When you smother a fire with a fire blanket, you remove oxygen, one of the elements needed for fire to burn. By restricting the supply of oxygen, the fire is deprived of the required component to sustain combustion, leading to its suppression.