2007-01-02 05:55:15 · 27 answers · asked by Sajal C 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Hmmm....I wonder. It's not a gas, that's for sure. It's not a liquid either. Solid........ummmm.....we would think not, but it's the only thing that best fits out of the three options. I think it's under it's own state, and just called flame or fire. I don't know for sure though.
2007-01-02 05:57:38 · answer #1 · answered by Jammin' On The One 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
The ancient Greeks and alchemists thought that fire was an element. They also considered earth, air, and water to be elements. However, the modern definition of an element defines it by the number of protons a pure substance possesses. Fire is made up of many different substances, so it is not an element.
For the most part, fire is a mixture of hot gases. Flames are the result of a chemical reaction, primarily between oxygen in air and a fuel, such as wood or propane. In addition to other products, the reaction produces carbon dioxide, steam, light, and heat. If the flame is hot enough, the gases are ionized and become yet another state of matter: plasma
2007-01-02 14:01:59 · answer #2 · answered by shirshendu 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Fire is a state after combustion has taken place. The term combustion is defined as a process by which there is spontaneous release of energy in form of light and heat often associated with sound.
The flames one see is the light form associated with the heat that is being released.The crackles are due to the sound energy so to be short Fire is but a chemical reaction taking place which you are able to observe.
2007-01-04 06:33:52 · answer #3 · answered by sudiptocool 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fire is a not a gas liquid and not a sold
infect aFire is the rapid oxidation of a fuel (combustion) with associated flame, heat, ... The unburnable solid remains of a combustible material left after a fire
Fire is a chemical reaction which creates a burst of heat and light. ... Without any of these three elements, it is not possible to start a fire.
2007-01-03 02:20:24 · answer #4 · answered by star_aries 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fire is just rapid oxidation of organic or sometimes inorganic materials, all it is is just solid particles that are hot enough to give off visible light and as for the people who said it is plasma, then if it was it would be strongly attracted or repelled by any magnetic field and also any matal object near the flame would have massive amounts of electricty flowing through them, e.g, IT IS NOT PLASMA
2007-01-02 14:13:49 · answer #5 · answered by DON 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No. It is a reaction between two gasses. It is not matter, therefore not solid or liquid or gas.
2007-01-03 13:33:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
None of those.
Fire is a chemical reaction that releases energy, mostly in the form of heat and light. The results of that chemical reaction are often solids (ash) and gases, but those are the effects of fire, not the fire itself.
2007-01-02 13:58:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is hot gas a solid particles - commonly called soot.
It is categorically NOT plasma, which would require far higher temperatures. Back to the bottom of the class those who said that.
2007-01-02 14:50:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
fire is it self a element.gas liquid,so;id are form of element.excessive heat temprature turns into fire.fire is mixture of solid,gas &liquid at high temrature.
2007-01-04 07:13:57 · answer #9 · answered by papuman67 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fire is a plasma, A plasma is the fourth state of matter,
made of highly enegtics ions with their e's loose.
2007-01-04 07:45:18 · answer #10 · answered by Smart prash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋