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Carbon dioxide is neither combustible nor a supporter of combustion.


  1. True
  2. False

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True
B
False
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Carbon dioxide is neither combustible nor a supporter of combustion, as CO2 is an oxide of carbon a stable bonding of one carbon atom with 2 oxygen atoms i.e it is already oxidized. in fact, it is used as a fire extinguisher.

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