2007-01-17 22:31:17 · 13 answers · asked by Spikeymikey 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
My pregnant wife!
2007-01-17 22:40:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes and No. If you are referring to an inert mass being heated by some source, then no, it can't burn hotter, it violates the 1st law of thermodynamics.
If the object you are heating has some chemical of other reaction to a specific level of heat that causes it to combust, such as a match and magnesium, to use an example from above, then you will certainly register a higher temperature, but the fundamental amount of mass/energy in the system of source and object will not increase. If anything some energy will be lost to entropy according to the 2nd law of thermodynamics.
So you might get a higher temp due to reactions, but not an increase of energy.
2007-01-18 15:17:39 · answer #2 · answered by cedsinsane 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course! Think about a match burning and heating a strip of magnesium. The magnesium ignites and burns and about 1,000 degrees celcius. The match burns at a significantly lower temperature.
Another example - take a lump of Potassium out of it's oil, and for the sake of argument let's say it's stored in a fridge at 4 degrees celcius.
Drop it in water at 15 degrees celcius, the water will warm the potassium, but the reaction with the water will cause the potassium to sizzle and burn. Heat does not only come from a direct warming action!
2007-01-18 07:55:42 · answer #3 · answered by Chris W 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well the thing is that if the object which is being heated is hotter than the object which heats it then the process is called cooling rather than heating.
In short either there is grammatical mistake in the fact or it is metaphysical
2007-01-18 06:43:08 · answer #4 · answered by teku 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sun? Hotter than everything/ heats itself so isn't directly heated by anything else...does that count?
2007-01-18 06:38:55 · answer #5 · answered by Minxy_uk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the definition of heating is: flow of heat from the hotter object to the cooler object,
so, the answer is no.
2007-01-18 16:28:49 · answer #6 · answered by latif_1950 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's possible if the thing that you are heating is flammable and it's caught fire.
if you heat a piece of magnesium and it reaches a certain temperture, then it'll catch fire and burn at a very high temperature
God bless,
gabe
2007-01-18 07:00:43 · answer #7 · answered by gabegm1 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
not altogether sure about this, you should check, but I think I saw something this on 'brainiac' and it could apply...
Say you hold a match to some dolomite(?), it would light and burn many times hotter and violently.. ?
*probably not actually 'holding' the match. you'd loose your face!
2007-01-18 06:42:49 · answer #8 · answered by bagpuss_kicks_arse 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the environment it may have a hard time just maintaining the temperature.
The answer is "No".
2007-01-18 06:42:29 · answer #9 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you know what is hot in someting?please can you go a chemistry class,if you will get an answer,then you can be able to define light.
2007-01-18 06:44:11 · answer #10 · answered by Boy 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋