What phase of matter is fire? Is it matter at all?
2006-10-09 22:13:41 · 12 answers · asked by OS 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
It's "ionised plasma". The light you see is the energy being released from electrons as they move from one energy level to another.
2006-10-09 23:31:38 · answer #1 · answered by Labsci 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fire is the visual manifestation of a chemical reaction involving combustion. The source of the fire may be solid, liquid or gas. The results of combustion in fires involve expansion of gases, release of gases like carbon dioxide, and dispersion of small solid particles.
Fire as an entity does not refer to any particular substance but a mixture of matter with the production of heat and light energies in the reaction process.
2006-10-09 22:27:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Everything everywhere is made of tiny bundles of energy called photons. Photons fly in waves. Photons can come together and form shimmering unions called electrons, protons and neutrons. We call those shimmering unions, "particles of Matter". Particles can come together and form families called "atoms". Atom families that are alike can come together to form elements (oxygen, hydrogen, gold, etc.). Elements can come together and form compounds. Compounds can come together and form organic compounds. Organic compounds can come together in a form capable of consciousness and possessing senses.
Photons can fly free in waves. When photons are flying in waves, we call them "Energy". Photons can also shimmer together in unions. When photons shimmer together in unions, we call them "Matter". Photons can change back and forth from energy to matter. E = MC2. Fire is photons in energy mode. When something (matter) burns, some of the matter "untangles" and flies away free in waves as energy. Fire is mostly energy. When something burns and unravels, there is also matter in the fire sometimes.
solid matter = tightly packed shimmerings. (soot, ash)
liquid matter = looser packed shimmerings.
gas matter = very loosely packed shimmerings. (smoke, fumes)
2006-10-09 23:27:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a state of matter - gas; where it's burning, where the source, solid [like wood] or liquid [like gasoline] has converted..
2006-10-09 22:16:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
"fire" is a CHEMICAL REACTION not a type of matter.
it could CONTAIN a gas phase, solids and even H20 as a by-product depending on what was burning.
2006-10-09 22:24:12 · answer #5 · answered by R J 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fire, water , earth, air and the sky are all different states of matter according to Hindu beleifs.
2006-10-09 22:25:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
According to this wikipedia fire can be considered to be a low temperature plasma. Refer to section 2.4 temperature.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_%28physics%29
2006-10-09 22:34:31 · answer #7 · answered by horse 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
gas when fire appear it produce lot of gas so it is the state of gas
2006-10-09 22:17:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Huh. That's an interesting question, never thought of that before. My guess would be gas.
2006-10-09 22:17:35 · answer #9 · answered by Kelli M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hmmmm....let me think. It is not a solid, that's for sure. And it's not a liquid either........hmmmm....I got it!!! It's a GAS.
2006-10-09 22:21:14 · answer #10 · answered by MrZ 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋