2006-08-17 18:28:17 · 16 answers · asked by Kandi 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
You should try the fire water i make in my basement, this question is like asking if gravy and pasta sauce are the same lol.
2006-08-18 13:35:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can't catch fire but it can still burn you, ever been burned by steam. Well wasn't early cars steam powered and didn't we call those combustion engines, so maybe water in the form of steam is combustible. Hey it sounds right to me, but I'm wrong a lot of the time so whatever.
2006-08-18 16:30:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water is not combustible because water is already "burned". You see, the thing is that water is a by-product of combustion. So when you "burn" hydrogen and oxygen is present in air, they both combine and make water.
The reason it is not so obvious is because water is not liquid when it is formed. Water VAPOR (in gaseous form) is formed.
2006-08-17 18:37:30 · answer #3 · answered by The Prince 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's their covalent bonds...They want each other so bad so that they can have 8 electrons in their outer shell. As a result, they've got a huge internuclear force that keeps things held together.
I wouldn't say that oxygen is combustible, it merely aids in combustion.
2006-08-17 18:41:15 · answer #4 · answered by tbom_01 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
water is a compound formed from the combined atoms of combustible hydrogen and oxygen.the properties of compound differs from the simpler elements!
2006-08-17 19:08:54 · answer #5 · answered by katagalugan9 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When chemicals combine to form new elements those new elements have different characteristics than the other elements. LIke H and O are both gases but water is a liquid. Just a different characteristic.
2006-08-17 18:33:52 · answer #6 · answered by amalyn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who told u that oxygen is combustable?and hydrogen gas is combustable when hydrogen is in 0 oxydation state but in water it is in +1 state.
2006-08-17 18:42:30 · answer #7 · answered by saurabh pareek 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water is the product produced by that combustion. Like the smoke from a stove doesn't burn or the exhaust from a car doesn't burn.
2006-08-17 18:40:02 · answer #8 · answered by Dr M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basic chemistry honey, a compound formed from two elements may or MAY NOT have the characteristic properties of the two elements.
2006-08-17 18:33:02 · answer #9 · answered by megalomaniac 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The secret lies in the bonds between the H and O molecules. Yee Haw! Peace.
2006-08-17 18:33:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋