2006-12-21 02:07:53 · 5 answers · asked by Graham B 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Yeah it will burn.
Anything ORGANIC burns , it has carbon in it.
I dont know at what temperature it will ignite though.
Someone below mentions that coral consist of CaCO3.
He's wrong though CORAL REEFS are of CaCO3 thus inorganic and donot burn.
The polyps though are organic AND WILL BURN IF ARE DRY.
2006-12-21 02:10:10 · answer #1 · answered by Som™ 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Coral technically is a kind of animal. It is organic and contains carbon, which is necessary for combustion. Coral in its common usage is the stuff on the ocean floor that looks a lot like rock. That is made of calcium and will not burn, because all of the carbon has been replaced by calcium and other minerals.
2006-12-23 17:56:45 · answer #2 · answered by five_instruments_so_far 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Corals mainly consist of CaCO3 and this inorganic substance does not burn. Carbon already oxidized.
At high temperatures decomposition to CaO and CO2 will occur.
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2006-12-21 02:29:41 · answer #3 · answered by tobi_hanni 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No, it probably won't. Just because something has carbon in it doesn't mean it will burn. Rocks have carbon in them as well, and they don't burn.
2006-12-21 02:16:25 · answer #4 · answered by redrancherogirl 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no i dont think so
2006-12-21 02:15:32 · answer #5 · answered by iEdwin 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋