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Explain how \(CO_2\) is able to control fires.
Explain how \(CO_2\) is able to control fires.
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\(CO_2\), being heavier than oxygen, covers the fire like a blanket.
Since the contact between the fuel and oxygen is cut off, the fire is controlled.
\(CO_2\) is a non-combustible gas and it is also non-supporter of combustion, thus it extinguishes fire.
Read more: Carbon Dioxide
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