Is Water Incombustible Despite Containing Hydrogen?

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Water is incombustible despite containing hydrogen because it is a stable compound formed from the combustion of hydrogen and oxygen. Once hydrogen burns with oxygen to create water, the resulting H2O cannot combust again. The discussion highlights that water cannot be converted back into a combustible form like hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) because H2O is more stable than H2O2. This stability prevents water from undergoing combustion, reinforcing its role as a non-combustible substance.
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in spite of the presence of hydrogen (a combustible substance),water is incombustible.
why is this so??
 
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Hydrogen burns with oxygen to form water. And it will not burn again! What can water burn into? H2O2? not quite possible...
 
ZealScience said:
Hydrogen burns with oxygen to form water. And it will not burn again! What can water burn into? H2O2? not quite possible...

why not??
 
Garvit Goel said:
why not??

Because H2O is more stable than H2O2.
 

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