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02/29/12 9:32 PM

#168550 RE: Rawnoc #168549

Right. It's just that in the presence of oxygen things that are flammable are even moreso?











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02/29/12 9:38 PM

#168551 RE: Rawnoc #168549

Oxygen itself is not the fuel, but the oxidant. Combustion hazards also apply to compounds of oxygen with a high oxidative potential, such as peroxides, chlorates, nitrates, perchlorates, and dichromates because they can donate oxygen to a fire.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen