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Why does a fire burn?

Updated: 5/3/2024
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15y ago

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Energy are stored in materials, potential energy.

Energy can consist as, amongst others, heat.

So when things are burning, they are converting their stored energy, to heat energy.

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22h ago

A fire burns because it is a chemical reaction between oxygen in the air and a fuel source, typically a material that can oxidize easily. The heat produced in the reaction allows it to sustain itself and spread to surrounding fuel sources, creating the flame and resulting in combustion.

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Fire, all fire, is a combination of 3 things: Fuel, Heat & Oxygen. If you remove any of these parts then you will not have fire. Fires burn because these three components are together in sufficient quantities to sustain itself, add more fuel the fire will become bigger & hotter, and consume more oxygen.

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