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When a person's clothes catch fire, he or she is wrapped in a thick blanket so as to


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cut off the oxygen supply.

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cut off the nitrogen supply.

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keep the body cool.

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cut off the inert gas supply.

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Solution

The correct option is A

cut off the oxygen supply.


The main component of air that supports combustion is oxygen. When a person's clothes catch fire, he or she is wrapped in a thick blanket so as to cut off the oxygen supply, since oxygen is a supporter of combustion.


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