MARY BEA E.

CANTOMAYOR

BS CRIMINOLOGY- 3RD YEAR

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

1. Specific Gravity – is the ratio of the weight of a solid or liquid substance to the weight of an
equal volume of water

2. Vapor density – is refers to the weight of a volume of pare gas composed to the volume of
dry air at the same temperature and pressure.

3. Vapor Pressure – means the force exerted by the molecules on the surface of a liquid.

4. Temperature – is the measure of the degree of thermal agitation of molecules.

5. Boiling Point – is the constant temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid is equal
to the atmospheric pressure.

6. Ignition Temperature or Kindling Temperature- temperature means the minimum

temperature at which the substance must be heated in order to initiate combustion.

7. Fire point – is the lowest temperature of a liquid in an

Open container at which vapors are evolved fast enough to support combustion,

8. Flash point – is the temperature at which a flammable liquid forms a vapor-air mixture that
ignites (mixture with in the explosive range).

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

1. Endothermic Reaction – changs whereby energy ( absorbed or is edded before the reaction
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 2. Exothermic Reaction – release or give off energy Oweat) thus they produce substances with
less energy than the reactants

3. Oxidation – is a chemical change that is exothermic, a change in which combustible material

(tuel) and an oxidizing agent (air), react. Example of oxidation is combustion which is the
same as actual burning (rapid oxidation)

4. Combustion/Flames – are incandescent (very bright/glowing with intense heat) gases. It is a

combustion product and a manifestation of fire when it is in his gas-phased combustion

Classification of Fire:

A. Based on cause:

1.Natural- It causes involves fire caused without direct human intervention or action, such as fires
resulting from lighting, earthquake, wind, and flood.

2.Accidental-It involve all those for which the proven cause does not involve intentional human act
to ignite or spread fire into an area ehre the fire should not be.

3.Intentional-Intentionally ignited in an area or under circumstances where and when there should
not be a fire.

B. Based on Burning Fuel

1. Class A fires – are fires in ordinary combustibles such as wood, paper, cloth, rubber, and many
plastics.

2 Class B fires – are fires in flammable liquids such as gasoline, petroleum greases, tars, oils, oil-
based paints solvents, alcohols. Class B fires also include flammable gases such as propane and
butane.
3. Class C fires – are fires involving energized electical equipments such as computers, servers, motor
transformers, and appliances Retros the power and the Class C fire becomes one of the other classes
of fie

5. Class D fires – are fines in combustible metals such as magnesium, titanium, zirconium,
sodium, lithium, and potassium.

6. Class K fires are fires in cooking oils and greases such as animal and vegetable fats.