Is pure oxygen explosive?

Subject: Is pure oxygen explosive?

Date: Sat Feb 19 07:31:32 2000
Posted by C. Baird
Grade level: grad (non-science) School: No school entered.
City: Cleveland State/Province: oh Country: No country entered.
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 950967092.Ch

Message:


In the production of ceramics I've learned that they fire some of the 
ceramics in a pure oxygen environment.  I always thought oxygen was 
explosive.

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