what phase of matter is fire? Why is it not effected by gravity?

Answer 1

fire is a plasma, and it is effected by gravity. if you look up a picture or video of fire in zero gravity, or space, it looks really cool, more like a liquid. Light is also considered a plasma. plasma has not always been considered a phase of matter to my knowledge, it used to be "solid, liquid, gas"

Answer 2

The ancient Greeks and alchemists thought that fire was an element. They also considered earth, air, and water to be elements. However, the modern definition of an element defines it by the number of protons a pure substance possesses. Fire is made up of many different substances, so it is not an element.
For the most part, fire is a mixture of hot gases. Flames are the result of a chemical reaction, primarily between oxygen in air and a fuel, such as wood or propane. In addition to other products, the reaction produces carbon dioxide, steam, light, and heat. If the flame is hot enough, the gases are ionized and become yet another state of matter: plasma.

Answer 3

Well, first of all, fire is not a phase of matter. Fire is the result of the energy that is released during combustion. It is not affected by gravity because it has not mass, it is simply several forms of energy. An object must have mass to be affected by gravity.

Types of energy in fire:
Visible light
UV light (depending on the temperature of the fire)
Infrared Radiation (that's why it feels hot)
etc.

Answer 4

Fire is not matter. Fire is the visible side effects of a chemical reaction. Therefore it has no mass and is not affected by gravity. The gaseous and solid components going into the fire may be affected by gravity and the resultant gasses may be affected by gravity. Therefore, it looks different in zero gravity environments, but it's still fire.

Answer 5

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fire is a plasma, and it is effected by gravity. if you look up a picture or video of fire in zero gravity, or space, it looks really cool, more like a liquid. Light is also considered a plasma. plasma has not always been considered a phase of matter to my knowledge, it used to be "solid, liquid, gas"

this is not true. fire is not a phase of matter. it's a chemical reaction in which matter is changing from one group of chemicals into ansother,different group of chemcials.

Answer 6

If you mean by fire the substance in a flame: it is glowing gas.

Flames are affectedd by gravity just as any gas is affected by gravity. Because flames are hot, the density of the gas is less than that of air, and it tends to float upward.

Answer 7

Fire its no phase of matter. Fire will not be affected by gravity cause fire has no weigh or mass.

Answer 8

Fire isn't a phase of matter. It's a chemical reaction (oxidation) that gets so hot it glows. And the particles which burn are released as a gas, and they cool down as they rise. What we see as a flame is just the region immediately around the reaction where the gas is rising and still hot enough to glow.

Answer 9

the phase of matter of fire is still a big mystery.

but it is effected by gravity. (fire goes up because it is lighter then air)

Answer 10

Fire is a chemical reaction involving the ignition of a flammable substance and a fuel to consume to continue the reaction. Since fire is obviously "hot", and hot air rises, also applying to chemical reactions, fire travels faster uphill than downhill. I hope that I helped, and contact me if you need more information.