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Standard VIII
Chemistry
Fire Control
Question

How water controls fire?
  1. By suppressing oxygen supply
  2. By reducing the area over which the fire exists
  3. By cooling the burning material
  4. All of the above

A
By cooling the burning material
B
All of the above
C
By reducing the area over which the fire exists
D
By suppressing oxygen supply
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Solution
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Water cannot suppress the supply of oxygen and cannot reduce the accidental area but cools the fuel and controls the fire.
Hence, option B is correct.

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