2006-11-09 09:02:15 · 14 answers · asked by V P 1 in Environment
oxygen
2006-11-09 09:04:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm. Under ordinary circumstances, of course oxygen is the gas needed to burn things. However, other oxidising gases will support burning. For example, a jet of hydrogen will quite happily burn in jar of chlorine (the chlorine is doing the oxidising, the hydrogen is being reduced) to form hydrogen chloride.
So, the correct answer is that there is no single gas 'needed'. What is needed is an oxidising agent. Most frequently, this will be oxygen.
2006-11-09 17:19:48 · answer #2 · answered by Perspykashus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oxygen
2006-11-09 17:37:21 · answer #3 · answered by mick r 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oxygen
2006-11-09 17:24:16 · answer #4 · answered by Beggars Belief 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oxygen nothing burns without it
2006-11-09 17:08:28 · answer #5 · answered by myvtecsred 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
oxygen is needed to burn along with heat and fuel. Simple really!
2006-11-09 17:09:39 · answer #6 · answered by cfcturner 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
burning = OXIDISATION = (for example)rusting(a very slow burn that one!)
Oxidisation = chemical combination with the gas OXYGEN.
So you see you knew the answer all along as the answer here as in many other cases is in the question it's self!
Try a little lateral thinking.
2006-11-09 20:56:32 · answer #7 · answered by scrambulls 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One guess mmm Oxygen
2006-11-09 17:12:51 · answer #8 · answered by terrano 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They've said it before, I'll say it again - it's oxygen!
2006-11-09 17:09:38 · answer #9 · answered by doodlenatty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oxygen
2006-11-09 17:08:12 · answer #10 · answered by kerrie h 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋