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in Chemistry by kratos

Hydrogen being a highly inflammable gas and oxygen being a supporter of combustion, yet water which is a compound made up of hydrogen and oxygen is used to extinguish ****. Why?

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by kratos
 
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The properties of compound are different from its constituent elements. Water which is a compound of oxygen and hydrogen has property to extinguish **** though its constituent elements do not possess this property.

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