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Q: When a piece of wood burns it releases?
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When a piece of wood burns what does it release?

Wood is a hydrocarbon. When wood burns, the hydrogen and carbon in the wood combine with oxygen to produce water (H2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2). Depending on the other elements in the wood, other elements can be created. For example if there is sulfur in the wood, you could have sulfur dioxide (SO2).


When wood burns is it thermal energy converted to chemical energy?

No, it's the other way around. Burning releases the chemical energy in wood and turns it into thermal energy(heat.


What substance releases energy when it burns?

all


Is it a chemical reaction when a piece of wood burns?

It is oxidation as the wood combines with air.


What fire will burn faster one with small pieces of wood or one with large pieces?

The smaller the wood the quicker it will catch fire. This is because the wood will heat up quicker. Unike in a larger peice of wood the heat has to spread all over it before it can catch fire. There are less exposed paticles in a smaller peice and less particles together! The smaller the wood the quicker it will catch fire. This is because the wood will heat up quicker. Unike in a larger peice of wood the heat has to spread all over it before it can catch fire. There are less exposed paticles in a smaller peice and less particles together!


Which wood burns the best wood from a store or sticks from trees?

wood from a store, because most of the time its dry and dry wood burns the best.


What do you capitalitalize in when a car is driven the gasoline it burns as fuel releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?

when a car is driven, the gasoline it burns as fuel releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.


What is the density of a piece of wood?

It depends of the piece of wood itself and the type of wood that it is.


How does gas make energy?

if its combustable it releases energy when it burns


What burns into ash?

wood


When wood burns in fire what happens to the wood?

it turns into coal


Wood in a fireplace or the ashes in the fireplace after the wood burns has more potential energy?

Wood in a fireplace. When woods burns it gives of heat, a form of energy. Thus the wood has more potential energy.