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Q.

One day, some students saw that in their school in a classroom, there was fire due to short circuit.
They also observed that teachers sprinkled a gas, called carbon dioxide, filled in a cylinder to
extinguish the fire, instead of water.
They got confused and to solve out their confusion, they go to their science teacher. Here with are
given some reasons of using carbon dioxide.
I. It extinguishes fire faster than water.
II. It does not damage electrical equipments.
III. It is a non- conductor of electricity unlike water.
The correct reason(s) that may be given by teacher is/are

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a

Only III

b

I and II

c

II and III

d

I, II and III

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Fire due to short circuit is extinguished by CO2 and not with water. Because CO2 is non conductor of electricity unlike water and CO2 cut off the supply of oxygen by covering the fire like Blanket.

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