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Chemistry / Re: Why doesn't water burn?
« on: 13/12/2005 19:29:07 »
water didnt put out the airship because it was most likely created in the form of a gas (water vapour) because of the heat created by the explosion. Even if it was formed in the liquid state it would not be able to stop the explosion as it happened too fast (and too little was formed anyway). The reason that water doesnt burn is because as mentioned before it has a lot less energy than hydrogen and oxygen seperatley (its the product of an exothermic reaction so it must have less energy than the reactants) this means its less reactive and stable enough to prevent it from combustion.