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Is Water Incombustible Despite Containing Hydrogen?

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Start date May 19, 2011
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Garvit Goel

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May 19, 2011

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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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Borek

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May 19, 2011

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https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=261197

ZealScience

May 21, 2011

#3

Hydrogen burns with oxygen to form water. And it will not burn again! What can water burn into? H2O2? not quite possible...

Garvit Goel

May 21, 2011

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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??

Char. Limit

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May 21, 2011

#5

Garvit Goel said:

why not??

Because H₂O is more stable than H₂O₂.

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