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yes, fire gives
off carbon dioxide and takes in oxygen
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It does rather depend on what it is that's burning in the fire. A fire that's entirely hydrogen burning would not produce carbon dioxide. Where would the carbon come from? Likewise, magnesium burning would not produce any.
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∙ 13y agoFire generally produces carbon dioxide because most fires we experience in everyday life involve burning carbon compounds by reacting them with oxygen in the atmosphere. Here is and example of such a reaction using methane, the main component of natural gas.
CH4 + 2O2 --> CO2 + 2H2O
The reaction produces carbon dioxide and water vapor.
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∙ 8y agoFire is a chemical reaction in which a flammable material reacts with oxygen to form the corresponding oxides. Since most flammable substances we encounter contain carbon, burning them will produce carbon dioxide.
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∙ 11y agoEither of those compounds can be produced by a fire. A well oxygenated fire will produce carbon dioxide, but if there is an inadequate oxygen supply, there will carbon monoxide. Many fires produce a mixture of both. For example, there is both carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide in the smoke that people inhale from their cigarettes (and this is one of the reasons why cigarettes are so extremely bad for your health).
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∙ 8y agoFires do not necessarily give off carbon dioxide. Fires are a chemical reaction, generally with oxygen which are rapid and result in visible light and heat. Carbon dioxide is the combustion product released if the fuel for the fire is carbon based (coal, wood, oil, etc.) Other common fires can also involve magnesium, iron fibres, sulphur, sodium, potassium and hydrogen which result in other combustion products.
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∙ 15y agoThe carbon dioxide accumulate with the fire and it reacts chemically by creating a substance with a neutral PH level to put out the fire
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∙ 13y agoIt depends what is burning, for example, pure hydrogen produces only water vapor when it burns. However, most fires do release carbon dioxide.
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Does petrol give off carbon dioxide?
No, it is not. Carbon monoxide is produced by the incomplete combustion of petrol in air. Petrol is octane (C8H18), containing no oxygen atoms, whereas carbon monoxide, CO, has an oxygen atom. Complete combustion of octane goes: C8H18 + 12.5(O2 +3.76N2) --> 8CO2 + 9H2O + 47N2 Petrol Air Carbon dioxide Nitrogen Water Thus in a petrol fire with plenty of oxygen, no carbon monoxide is produced. However in a car's cylinder, there is likely to be more fuel and less oxygen than in this idealised combustion situation. There will still be mostly carbon dioxide and water as combustion products, but some of the carbon will partially oxidise carbon to carbon monoxide rather than dioxide. Although CO2 is a greenhouse gas, it is a less immediately dangerous substance than CO, which sticks to your red blood cells tighter than oxygen does - so tightly, in fact, that it won't let go, and the capacity of your blood to carry much-needed oxygen to your cells. Instead of bright red oxyhaemoglobin, CO combines with blood to produce cherry-pink carboxyhaemoglobin. A sign of CO poisoning is a cherry-pink complexion.
What do plants absorb soil from?
AnswerPlants take Carbon Dioxide from the air by photosynthesis and replace it with oxygen
Why do plants give out carbon dioxide in the dark and oxygen in the light and can this reduce oxygen in the bedroom at night?
Simple answer is, plants breath like any other organism, by day they give out oxygen and at night give out carbon dioxide, ie humans breath in oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide
What processes produce and use up carbon dioxide written out equations for processes?
The plants use carbon dioxide and give oxygen.
Methane oxygen carbon dioxide water?
methane and oxygen react together (combustion) to give carbon dioxide + water. The reactants are methane and oxygen which react to form the products water and carbon dioxide.
What do fossil fuels give out when they are burnt?
Carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide to name but a couple of gasses.
Why is carbon dioxide not good reducing agent as carbon monoxide?
The carbon atom in carbon dioxide has an oxidation state of 4+ (It's missing 4 electrons.) The carbon atom in carbon monoxide has an oxidation state of 2+ (It's only missing two electrons.) A reducing agent is something that will give electrons to another substance. Carbon dioxide has less electrons to give than carbon monoxide, making it not as good of a reducing agent.
Carbon dioxide is used for putting out fire-give reason?
2 reasons why carbon dioxide is used in putting fire off
Why do old cars give more carbon monoxide?
Old cars give off more carbon dioxide because they do not have catalytic converters. Catalytic converters act as catalysts, converting dangerous substances such carbon monoxide into harmless compounds.
What is the symbol equation of carbon monoxide burns in oxygen to give carbon dioxide?
This equation is 2 CO + O2 -> 2 CO2.
Does fire give off carbon dioxide?
If it is burning carbon or something that contains carbon, yes.
What pollutant of the air is formed if the combustion of butane is not complete?
comlete combustion gives carbon dioxide and water- incomletet can give carbon monoxide.
How do you balance liquid water plus carbon monoxide gas to give hydrogen gas and carbon dioxide gas?
H2o + 2co = 2h + co2
Will a candle set off a carbon monoxide detector?
No, because candles do not give off Carbon Monoxide.
Why does Coal give off a large amount of carbon?
Coal is essentially made out of carbon and when that carbon is burned it combines with Oxygen in the air to produce CO (Carbon monoxide) and CO2 (Carbon dioxide) gases both of which contribute to global warming.
What gas is produced when gas and oil are burned?
CO2, carbon dioxide CO , carbon monoxide H2O, water vapor SO2, sulfur dioxide SO3, sulfur trioxide NO2, nitrogen dioxide NO3, nitrogen trioxide NxOy other oxides of nitrogen PO3, phosphorus trioxide P2O5, diphosphorus pentoxide PxOy other oxides of phosphorus Oxides of arsenic, antimony, manganese
What is a major source of oxygen for the earth's atmosphere?
Trees and plant life.carbon dioxide is taken in by plants and regenerated into oxygen then given off again
