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"So, two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen. So why isn't water inflammable?
Yep, I'm bored.  "
I like your thinking. Once hydrogen and oxygen bond they become something else, water, which doesnt burn. Summit like that lol |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"So, two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen. So why isn't water inflammable?
Yep, I'm bored.
Because the hydrogen is completely oxidized.
Cal"
Aah ok....I think!  |
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"So, two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen. So why isn't water inflammable?
Yep, I'm bored.
Because the hydrogen is completely oxidized.
Cal
Aah ok....I think! "
Burning would occur when elemental hydrogen and elemental oxygen were mixed and a ignition for a chemical reaction
Water is the innert compound created when the two elements react
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Hydrogen is so reactive because it has an incomplete (outer) electron shell. Elemental oxygen the same, but in reality, atmospheric oxygen is diatomic (O2) because its more stable. The shared electron pair makes the outer shells of both atoms of oxygen complete and covalent bonds are very hard to break to return yo elemental form.
H2O is two hydrogen atoms covalently bonded to one oxygen atom. Again, all atoms effectively have complete outer shells, so unreactive and not very reactive. |
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"Nit that tricky, there are cars that run on water using hydrogen fuel cells."
No there are not !
They run on erm elemental liquid hydrogen
Which then react with oxygen to make electricity the by product is water |
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Water. So it does not burn because, in a sense, it already has. ... In this case, hydrogen and oxygen are both very reactive, which is why they react together (or 'combust') to form water. The water that is formed is much less reactive, and does not easily react with oxygen, and so will not burn. |
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"Nit that tricky, there are cars that run on water using hydrogen fuel cells.
No there are not !
They run on erm elemental liquid hydrogen
Which then react with oxygen to make electricity the by product is water "
I give way partially but i am right also.
Stanley Allen Mayer in 1998 invented the engine that runs on tap water.
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