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Burning is a term which generally describes the chemical reaction combustion. Combustion always involves the reaction of a substance with an oxidizing agent to yield products which are either components of the original substance or different compounds which contain the same atoms. So, the process of combustion always yields a substance which is different from the original compound (i.e. forms a new substance) along with a lot of heat. This heat allows the substance to continue burning until no reactants remain or something inhibits the reaction - usually by removing access to one of the reactants or removing energy form the system. Most organic matter will burn to produce large quantities of carbon dioxide and water.

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