CONCEPTUAL PHYSICAL SCI.-W/MOD.ACCESS
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Chapter 18, Problem 86E
Water is 88.88% oxygen by mass. Oxygen is exactly what a fire needs to grow brighter and stronger. So why doesn't a fire grow brighter and stronger when water is added to it?
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