corvi comments on Chemistry is weird

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[–] corvi@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It’s a situation of just enough knowledge, I think. It’s true that water won’t put out an EV battery fire, but it will cool it down and prevent the fire from spreading.

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[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago

Well, it will put out the fire, but it does it by cooling the battery down so the reaction stops (like you said)

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[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I guess it depends on what burns. Water is conductive, so you might not want to use it to put out an electrical fire because of the risk of electrocution.

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[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago

A lithium battery fire is a chemical fire, not an electrical one. There's pretty much a zero percent chance of getting electrocuted putting one out with water.

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