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  2. The oil fires should not be sprayed with water. Why?

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  3. What precautions are to be taken while pouring water on fire?

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  4. "Is combustion possible without the supply of oxygen? Discuss with you...

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  5. Why a wick is not used in gas burners?

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  6. Collect information available on different fuels. Find out the post pe...

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  7. Collect the information about annual fuel consumption in different par...

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  8. Water is not used to control fires involving electrical equipment.Why?

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  9. It is difficult to burn a heap of green leaves but not a heap of dry l...

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  10. Explain giving reasons: In which of the following situations water wil...

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  11. Explain giving reasons: In which of the following situations water wil...

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  12. Draw the diagram of candle flame and label all the zones.

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  13. Give supporting arguments for both the statements (1) fire is useful (...

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  14. In a few years the fuels on earth will be exhausted. Think, what would...

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  15. What would happen if oxygen stops to support combustion? Make a guess....

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  16. Use of more fuels in our daily life causes air pollution and it is har...

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  17. How do you organize your daily works with fuels to conserve bio-divers...

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  18. How do you feel about "Fuels have become a part of human life"?

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  19. Let us assume that you are on the moon. If you try to focus sunlight o...

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