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Subject: How do the chemicals in a fire extinguisher put out a fire?

Date: Mon Nov 6 22:42:58 2000
Posted by Brian
Grade level: 10-12 School: Leigh High School
City: San Jose State/Province: CA Country: US
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 973568578.Ch
Message:

I know that to put out a fire one needs to remove one of the three 
necessities for a fire: a heat source, a fuel supply, and oxygen, but what 
chemicals remove these elements of fire and which element/elements do they 
remove?  Is this true for all types of fire extinguishers (A,B,C,D)?


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