SCIENCE

PROJECT
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EXPERIMENT OF FIRE
EXTINGUISHER
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 PROBLEM STATEMENT

DOES A FIRE
EXTINGUISHER MADE
WITH MATERIALS
AVAILABLE AT HOME HELP
TO PUT OUT FIRE?
 INTRODUCTION
TYPE OF FIRE
EXTINGUISHER
1)WATER

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LABEL
LABELCOLOR:
COLOR: REDRED
-EXTINGUISH FLAMMABLE SOLIDS
SUCH AS CLOTH, PAPER AND WOOD.
2)FOAM

LABELLABEL
COLOUR: CREAM
COLOUR: CREAM

-EXTINGUISHES FLAMMABLE
SOLIDS SUCH AS WOOD AND
PAPER AS WELL AS TYPES OF
LIQUID OR GAS THAT ARE
FLAMMABLE SUCH AS OIL, PAINT
AND NATURAL GAS.

3)CARBON DIOXIDE

LABEL COLOUR: BLACK

-EXTINGUISHES FIRE THAT
INVOLVES ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES GAS AND VAPOUR.

4)DRY POWDER

LABEL COLOUR: BLUE

-EXTINGUISHES ALL TYPES OF
FIRES.

CLASSES OF FIRE
EXTINGUISHER

TYPE EXPLANATION TYPE OF

OF FIRE
FIRE EXTING
UISHER
FIRE THAT INVOLVE . WATER
CLASS FLAMMABLE SOLIDS (EXCEPT . FOAM
METALS) SUCH AS . DRY
 WOOD,PAPER,CLOTH AND ANY POWDER
A FLAMMABLE MATERIAL
FIRE THAT INVOLVE LIQUIDS . FOAM
CLASS SUCH AS . DRY
B PETROL,KEROSENE,DIESEL,PAIN POWDER
T, AND VARNISH . CARBON
DIOXIDE
FIRES THAT INVOLVE GASES . DRY
CLASS SUCH AS LPG,LNG, AND POWDER
C OXYGEN . CARBON
DIOXIDE
FIRES THAT INVOLVE METALS . DRY
CLASS SUCH AS POWDER
D MAGNESIUM,ALUMINIUM,SODI
UM, AND POTASSIUM
FIRES THAT INVOLVE . DRY
CLASS ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES POWDER
E . CARBON
DIOXIDE
FIRES THAT INVOLVES FATS AND . DRY
CLASS OILS POWDER
F . CARBON
DIOXIDE
HOW TO USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER

1) . REMOVE THE SAFETY PIN

FROM THE FIRE
EXTINGUISHER.
. ENSURE THAT THE FIRE
EXTINGUISHER IS

2) . AIM THE NOZZLE OF THE

FIRE EXTINGUISHER AT THE
BASE OF THE FIRE.
. ENSURE THAT YOU ARE AT A
DISTANCE OF AROUND 2.0 – 2.5

3). SQUEEZE THE HANDLE ON

THE TOP OF THE FIRE
EXTINGUISHER.

4). SPRAY EVENLY ON THE

ENTIRE FIRE SOURCE BY
SWEEPING THE NOZZLE FROM
THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER THAT I DID IN
CLASS
THINGS NEEDED DO THE CARBON
DIOXIDE FIRE EXTINGUISHER:
1) PLASTIC WATER BOTTLE WITH NO
WATER
2) BICARBONATE SODA
3) 100 MILLILITERS OF WHITE VINEGAR
4) CANDLES WITH MATCHSTICK

PROCEDURE TO DO THE FIRE

EXTINGUISHER
1) TAKE THE PLASTIC BOTTLE AND PUT
IT ON THE TABLE.
2) ADD TWO TABLESPOONS OF
BICARBONATE SODA IN THE BOTTLE.
3) LIT THE CANDLES WITH THE
MATCHSTICK.
4) ADD 100 MILLILITERS OF WHITE
VINEGAR.
5) WAIT UNTIL THE BUBBLES SETTLE
DOWN.
6) IN THE END, POUR THE CARBON
DIOXIDE BUT NOT THE LIQUID ON THE
LIT CANDLE AND IT WILL GO OFF.

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