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A fire is a combustion reaction, where oxygen reacts with a fuel. This is known as oxidation. For a fire to start and be sustained, four different components are needed, Heat, Fuel, Oxygen and a chemical chain reaction.
Heat is needed to take a material or fuel past its ignition point. The ignition point of a material is the point at which it will undergo a combustion reaction. The fuel is what will undergo the oxidation reaction. For the fuel to be able to oxidize, it needs a constant supply of oxygen. The last component needed is a chemical chain reaction. When burning Methane, the chemical reaction is
CH4 + 2O2 = CO2 + 2H2O
The breaking of CH4 and 2O2 bonds liberates enough heat to break surrounding CH4 and 2O2 bonds. This is known as a chemical chain reaction, as one bond breaking leads to other bonds breaking and so on.
If for whatever reason, any one of these components is removed, a fire cannot be started and sustained.
To take a fuel past its ignition point, a source of ignition is needed. A source of ignition is simply something that can take a material above a critical value (ignition point) to allow the material to combust.
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When was I Start Fires created?
I Start Fires was created in 2007.
When was We Start Fires created?
We Start Fires was created in 2002.
Where do fires start the most?
most fires start in the amazon and the rain forest and in house belive it or not but in house on pancake day most fires start
Who was the lady in Mt. Shasta why did she start fires?
who was the lady in mt. shasta? why did she start fires?
Where do most home fires start?
kitchen do most home fires start.
How a fire can start?
there are lots of differant ways a fire can start like kitchen fires plug fires and even out doors fires.
When was We Start Fires - album - created?
We Start Fires - album - was created on 2007-10-01.
What instructions does the fire service give about fires?
Don't start fires!
How are muck fires in Florida begin?
No, muck fires can start anywhere there is muck. That's why they're called MUCK fires, not Florida fires.
Why my kawasaki 300 back fires and wont start?
why my kawaski 300 4 wheeler back fires and wont start
Do homeless people commit crimes and start fires?
Yes they do but not exclusively. People from all walks of life commit crimes and start fires, not just the homeless and not all homeless people commit crimes and start fires.
If someone is a pyromaniac he or she will?
Start fires.
