– How exactly does water put out a fire? Is it a smothering thing, or a chemical reaction?
In: Chemistry
Fire requires 3 friends to survive:
1. Fuel
2. Oxygen
3. Heat
Water uses the heat from fire to itself heat up(forming water vapour) thus cooling the substance taking out 1 friend(heat)
Thus extinguishing fire.
Some might argue that it also cuts off oxygen which again takes out another friend. Making fire impossible to keep burning.
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