Can potassium chlorate be used like sand to put out fires?

[gotzmlk]

Could potassium chlorate be used like sand to put out a fire? why


i think the answer no becasue potassium acts crazy on fire right

 

[ShawnD]

A metal by itself acts very differently than a metal as part of a compound. Take sodium for example. If you throw a big piece of sodium in water; it will explode. If you throw sodium chloride (table salt) in water, nothing happens.