can someone explain the science behind why getting fire wet puts it out?
In: Chemistry
Fire is hot. Water is not.
Fire transfers heat to water and makes the water hot. Water takes _a lot_ of heat to be converted to steam. If it loses enough heat, fire dies.
Water also replaces oxygen. Fire needs oxygen, or it dies.
If you have enough water to replace oxygen and to absorb the heat from fire, the fire dies
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