If water contains oxygen and there is fuel and heat, can a fire burn in water?

I think you're essentially asking: why doesn't water burn? Fair question, and the sign of a curious mind. You need three things for a fire, right? Fuel, oxygen, heat. So if hydrogen is flammab…

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