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Does carbon dioxide displace oxygen?

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  1. YES CO2 DISPLACES O2
    There is no chemical reaction involved. The CO2 simply acts like a heavy blanket, pushing the air from around the fire away.

    A more complex physical reaction happens as the CO2 is discharged: the sudden drop in pressure as the liquified CO2 expands results in a rapid drop in temperature, producing pellets of dry ice (solid carbon dioxide). The cloud you see when a CO2 extinguisher is activated is mostly water vapor condensed from the atmosphere by the cold gas.


  2. How EXACTLY is this done?

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