You are presented with three identical metal containers of about 5 liters capacity, each about half full of fuel. The containers have short neck and normally closed by a screw cap of about 30mm diameter. The cans contain
1. petrol (gasoline, flashpoint -43)
2. methyl alcohol (methanol, flashpoint 11 C)
3. parrafin (kerosine, flashpoint 50 C)
explain concisely what would happen if the top was taken off and a lit match was immediately dropped into the head space of each cans. Assume ambient temperature and thus that of liquids is 15 C