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Well, actually I think it depends on the chemical properties of the chemical and how much oxygen there is around the 'substance'...
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Why do only some substance burn with flame?
a substance burns with a flame due to the presence of volatile substances in it
How do you obtain blue flame on burn-sen burner?
Increase the air flow by opening the circular valve on the stem of the burner. This will cause the flame to burn more intensely and with a blue flame. When the valve is closed, the flame will burn yellow and cooler - more like a wax candle's flame.
What is the ability of a substance to react in the presence of oxygen and burn when exposed to flame?
This is the chemical property called combustibility.
When fossil fuels burn do they produce oxygen?
No, the flame needs the oxygen to burn. Without oxygen, the flame would go out.
Is sodium easily burn with a small flame in air?
The sodium is alkali metal it cannot be easily burn in a small flame
Why do only some substance burn with flame?
a substance burns with a flame due to the presence of volatile substances in it
Which substance will burn in bunse to give a brick red non luminous flame?
NaCl will burn with a brick-red colour in a non-luminous Bunsen flame.
Why do some liquids burn while others do not?
The chimicals in some liquids burn others do not.
What does cinders mean?
# A burned or partly burned substance, such as coal, that is not reduced to ashes but is incapable of further combustion. # A partly charred substance that can burn further but without flame.
What does a flame need to burn?
For a flame to burn it needs fuel, oxygen, and heat.
Why do fires burn certain colors and not others?
This depends on many things,2 of them are the tempreature of which your particular fire is burning by. Another thing which effects the colour of a flame is when you burn certain chemicals in a fire to perform flame tests. For example when a flame test is performed on Strontium(Sr2+)a scarlet red flame can be observed.
How does fire go out if its covered by a jar?
Fire requires oxygen to burn. No oxygen = no flame. When you put a flame in a jar it lives off the oxygen inside the jar for a while. Once you put a lid on the jar, eventually the jar will run out of oxygen and the flame will burn out.
Where does a candle burn the fastest?
in 100% oxygen while upside down (aka. when the flame is at the bottom of the candle.
What homophone means to burn with sudden flame?
A word that means to burn with sudden flame is flare. The homophone for flare is flair. Sear can also mean to burn with a sudden flame, and its homophone is sere.
What is the method for flame tests?
Proper method: Take a strip of zinc and put into the hottest part of a bunsen, then place in acid (I forget which), and burn again to remove impurities. Then dip the zinc into the powdered substance and hold in the flame, noting the colour which tells you what substance it is. Simple version: Mix solution of distilled water and substance, then use a spray gun to spray solution through flame for colours.
What will not burn?
flame retardant
What will burn?
flame retardant
