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  1. How will you show that air is necessary for combustion ?

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  2. Can the process fo rusting be called combustion ? Give reason for your...

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  3. Why are fires produced by burning oil not extinguished by pouring wate...

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  5. How is the fire produced by burning oil (or petrol) extinguished ?

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  6. How is the fire caused by electricity extinguished ?

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  10. Describe one method of putting out a fire caused by burning wood or pa...

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  11. Explain why , we are advised not to sleep in a room having closed door...

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  12. What is a flame ?

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  13. What type of substances, on burning, give a flame ?

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  14. What is the difference between the burning of a candle and the burning...

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  15. How does pouring water extinguish a fire ?

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  16. Explain how, carbon dioxide is able to control fires.

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  17. If you see a person whose clothes are on fire, how will you extinguish...

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  18. Give two examples of solid fuels.

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  19. Give two examples of liquid fuels.

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  20. Give two examples of gaseous fuels.

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