Hydrocarbons (typically petroleum products), which separate in water and have a Specific Gravity less than one, represents a significant hazard to firefighters. Why

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Hydrocarbons (typically petroleum products), which separate in water and have a Specific Gravity of less than one, represent a significant hazard to firefighters. Why?

  • In water, hydrocarbons float to the surface.
  • Water has limited impact on Class B Flammable Liquids and Gases fires, unless water is used to supply a Class B foam/water mixture that can slow the spread of flammable vapors and allow extinguishment by excluding oxygen.
  • Hydrocarbons emit flammable vapors with a significant risk of fire.

Describe hydrocarbons.

Any member of the class of organic chemical compounds known as hydrocarbons only includes the atoms carbon (C) and hydrogen (H). The hydrogen atoms bond to the carbon atoms in a variety of ways to create the compound's structural framework.

What percentage of crude oil is made up of hydrocarbons?

Although there could be thousands of different hydrocarbon molecules in a given crude oil, these descriptions only focus on the type of hydrocarbon that predominates in the combination. Typically, each sort of molecule can be found in all naturally occurring crude oils.

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