Fire resistant materials are made to reduce the spread of fire rather than remain intact themselves. They undergo chemical processes to make them char instead of bursting into flames when lit, as chemicals can cool materials, form protective layers, or release water and carbon dioxide to extinguish flames. Common materials like cotton can also be treated with chemicals to achieve fire resistance.

2. Fire Resistant Materials
• One important thing to know about fire resistant materials, is
that fire resistant does not mean “fire proof”.
• Fire resistant materials are made to reduce the spread of fire,
not to preserve the material itself.
• To make a material fire resistant it must go through chemical
processes.

3. Ways to make materials resistant
• Chemicals can be used to make things fire resistant,
even cotton can be made fire resistant.
• The chemicals that are used make it so that the
material will char rather than combust into flames.
• Some chemicals will cool the material down once it is
lit on fire, others form a protective layer over the
material that will prevent the material from ignition,
and others will actually release water and carbon
dioxide once the material catches fire. These
chemicals are used to try and put the fire out.

4. Fire Resistant Tissue Paper
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