2006-10-01 08:19:01 · 3 answers · asked by Jeremy P 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
I realise that it will not burn without a gas to combust with (not necessariliy oxygen, but that would be most common). I was sort of hoping it would melt, though that seems rather far fetched.
2006-10-01 08:36:15 · update #1
When wood is heated in a container without air, it breaks down into carbon (charcoal), creosote, pyroligneous acid, turpentine and some other hydrocarbons, and methane or hydrogen gas. The process is called destructive distillation, and it is a very basic industrial process. It is mostly used to make fuel (charcoal) out of waste like sawdust and scrap, and gas for heating ('producer gas').
2006-10-01 08:37:31 · answer #1 · answered by cdf-rom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need three things for a fire. Fuel, oxygen and a heat source.
Without anyone of the three you will not have a fire.
2006-10-01 15:27:56 · answer #2 · answered by usaf.primebeef 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutely nothing, it just heats up. eventually it would get so hot it would begin to break bonds and it would turn back into carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
2006-10-01 15:21:17 · answer #3 · answered by The Frontrunner 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋