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No, oxygen is an oxidizer. Combustion reactions are oxidation-reduction reactions. The reaction could not happen without the oxidizer, but oxygen cannot be considered the fuel. The fuel is the compound which is being oxidized: i.e. Carbon oxidized to carbon dioxide.

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The key elements for a fire?

Fuel, Oxygen and Heat Fuel, Oxygen and Heat Fuel, Oxygen and Heat


What three things do you need to make a fire?

Fuel, oxygen and heat or an ignition source are the components needed for a fire.


Can you start a fire in space?

Burning requires a flammable material and oxygen as well as a heat source. Rocket fuel will burn in space because it contains its own oxygen. Applying a heat source will ignite rocket fuel. A fuel such as gasoline will not burn in space as there is no oxygen present.


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