If pure hydrogen and pure oxygen are both very flammable, why is water not?

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If pure hydrogen and pure oxygen are both very flammable, why is water not?

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Well, they are not ‘flammable’ so much as capable of an exothermic reaction — i.e. a chemical reaction producing heat. That reaction causes them to bond to create water.

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