I know that when burning organic materials fire can only be red, orange, or yellow, but are blue fires always gas fires? If it isn't a gas fire can you put out a blue fire with a lot of water?
2006-11-04 15:23:00 · 5 answers · asked by MagnificentOne 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Yes, and yes.
When organic compounds are burnt, their combustion reaction usually yeilds a range of colours from red to yellow. However, when hydrocarbons such as methane or ethane are burnt, their combustion reaction produces sufficient heat to produce a wider spectrum of colours such as blue.
A combustion reaction occurs when sufficient heat is applied. If enough water is added to reduce the temperature to below that which produces the required activation energy (that is including the actual compound and its environment), then the flame will go out.
2006-11-04 15:30:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
blue flame basicly only occurs with materials like gas since most things dont burn as hot, but im pretty sure its just that once it hits a certain tempature it is blue instead of red fire
2006-11-04 15:29:10 · answer #2 · answered by Rakonas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes Blue flame is gas fire.
2006-11-04 15:26:26 · answer #3 · answered by health_message_to_all 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yellow means incomplete combustion, if the flame is blue all the gas is being burned. If you cook on this pit and the flame is yellow, it will smut your cook wear.A blue flame also gives more heat so your getting more B.T U output. Natural gas will give you 1150 B.T.U per cubic foot, were as Propane or Butane give 1430 B.T.U per cubic foot Go ahead make my day, I dare you to call your gas company. and ask.
2016-05-22 00:19:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
blue = gas.........
gas and water do not mix............
2006-11-04 15:30:53 · answer #5 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋