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Source: Flammability and Oxygen | www.newton.dep.anl.gov
Description: Oxygen is a strong or hi-energy oxidizer, true, but it is an oxidizer, so it is not a fuel, so they do not call it flammable.
5 days ago, 09:57pm
Oxygen isn't a flammable gas but it fire does require oxygen in order to burn. Oxygen along with another gas can be flammable.
Oxygen is not flammable. It is classified as an accelerator, meaning that if fire and oxygen are present, the fire will burn.
Oxygen is a strong or hi-energy oxidizer, but it is an oxidizer so it is not a fuel, so they do not call it flammable. ChaCha on!
Oxygen is not a flammable gas-it does not burn. But oxygen does support the burning of other substances. ChaCha On!