Do all solids burn why?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 8/20/2019

No, there are plenty of solids that don't burn. Rocks, for example, don't burn (not including coal, which is a kind of rock). If all solids burned, the entire planet Earth would have burned up a long time ago, leaving nothing but ashes floating in space.

Wiki User

∙ 14y ago

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