Is oxygen flammable?
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.
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Oxygen is not flammable. It is classified as an accelerator, meaning that if fire and oxygen are present, the fire will burn.
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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!
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Oxygen is not a flammable gas-it does not burn. But oxygen does support the burning of other substances. ChaCha On!
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