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Explain the following:

Use of CO2 in fire extinguisher.

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  • CO2 based fire extinguishers do not cause corrosion and are non-conductors of electricity. 
  • It is beyond their capacity to extinguish a big fire. 
  • Therefore these fire extinguishers are used to extinguish small scale fire of electrical and electronic equipment.

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