Oxygen Cylinders Are More Hazardous Than Acetylene Cylinders Principally Because

question 88

Multiple Choice

Oxygen cylinders are more hazardous than acetylene cylinders principally because

• A)oxygen is unstable
• B)oxygen is flammable
• C)acetylene is inert
• D)oxygen is under higher pressure

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