Fire is not matter, but a chemical reaction - namely, combustion. What we identify as fire, the bright orange glow of flames, is created by the radiation given off as part of the energy released when the fuel reacts with oxygen.
2006-08-17 18:29:27
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answered by knivetsil 2
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When the temperature of iron is increased it becomes red hot and then it becomes white hot. Light is emitted.
But flame is the luminous gas emitted from the source. Hot gases which are actually moving up and at the same time they are emitting light.
Therefore the state of fire is gaseous state.
2006-08-17 18:38:06
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answered by Pearlsawme 7
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Rapid oxidation of a material generating sufficient heat that temperatures are reached sufficient to generate electro-magnetic radiation in the visible range (often red yellow but may be also shorter wavelengths). Flames in the form of gaseous material may be part of a fire where free radicals are formed as part of chain reactions leading sometimes to the formation of stable oxidation products and sometimes unburnt combustion products, either or both of which may or may not be present as smoke.
2006-08-17 18:38:45
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answered by Robert A 5
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fire is not a matter and hence no state, its juz a ball of heat and light energy caused by a chemical reaction
2006-08-17 18:22:54
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answered by ThoughTs 2
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Plasma!
2006-08-21 15:42:22
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answered by Jill 1
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plasma? gas?
2006-08-17 18:38:23
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answered by Anonymous
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