Why doesn't water burn?
- Author
- Dr Chris Smith
- Published
- Mon 05 Dec 2016
- Episode Link
- https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/question-week/why-doesnt-water-burn
Water contains hydrogen and oxygen, both of which are important in combustion, so why is it used to put out fires? Why doesn't water burn? Graihagh Jackson put this to chemist Peter Wothers from the University of Cambridge... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
