Can+water+catch+on+fire?

__**CAN WATER CATCH ON FIRE?**__

Answer the question below, append new answers to the top of this page. _ __Response 1:__ No. But you can use the water to light a fire. This reaction is known as fire water. The cemicals that react in fire water are: potassium, **__DRY__** diethyl ether, and water. You start by cutting the potassium into small pieces, then dry off the potassium (to remove the excess oil that protects the potassium). The next step is to add the DRY diethyl ether (if it is not a very dry kind you'll get a big bond fire). Nothing is happening when potassium and diethyl ether are mixed. After that you toss in some water in the reactor beaker to start the reaction that will create the fire. The reaction works because when potassium comes in contact with the water it will make sparks, and these sparks will ignite diethyl ether and it will burn. The diethyl ether will create purple and orange flames. The fire will go out every 30 seconds or so, than re-ignite again. By Phillip Aubrecht 8.3 My source was [] This vidieo was posted by Nottingham University.
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Response 2: No this is physically impossible. Water is also known as H2O (2 Hydrogen and 2 Oxygen). Each of these elements are extremely flammable, although when combined together, they create a liquid that is unable to combust. Water wont catch on fire because the burning has already happened. When the hydrogen reacted with the oxygen water was the result from the hydrogen “burning”. By Donovan Sladek 8.3 Bibliography: (Lost source in laptop crash)

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