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No. Only oxygen is sufficient for something to combust.

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Does fire need carbon dioxide to burn?

No. Fire need fuel, oxygen, and heat to burn. Carbon dioxide is a product of most fires and can actually be used to put fires out.


What sort of fire is a carbon dioxide fire?

Carbon dioxide does not burn.


What does carbon dioxide need to burn?

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How does the addition of carbon dioxide affect a fire?

The addition of carbon dioxide to a fire can extinguish it because carbon dioxide displaces oxygen, which is necessary for the fire to burn. This process suffocates the fire, preventing it from continuing to burn.


Can people be effected by carbon monoxide released from gaseous systems that are for extinguishing a fire?

Carbon monoxide is flammable so is not used in fire extinguishing systems. The carbon dioxide that is used in extinguishers can be deadly to humans as it displaces oxygen that a fire needs to burn, and humans need to breathe.


Why would carbon dioxide not put out a magnesium fire?

This is because once the magnesium starts to burn, the uninhibited chemical reaction dominates the fire's need for oxygen (carbon dioxide usually puts fires out by displacing oxygen). The magnesium will continue to burn until there is nothing left to burn.


Why you use carbon dioxide in fire extinguish equipments?

Because carbon dioxide is not flammable and things cannot burn in it. So if it envelopes a fire, that fire will go out.


Can ash burn in a fire?

Yes, ash can burn in a fire because it is made up of carbon and other combustible materials that can ignite and continue to burn when exposed to heat and oxygen.


What happens when carbon dioxide is added to a fire?

When carbon dioxide is added to a fire, it displaces oxygen, which is necessary for the fire to burn. This can help extinguish the fire by removing the oxygen fuel source.


What is needed to burn wood and what is released?

for wood to burn you need fire


What does a fire need to burn well?

oxygen


Can a fire burn in a room with no oxygen?

No it can't. You need oxygen to burn for it to work.