I know that light or fire is not a gas, liquid or solid so what the hell is it.. i believe that it may be plasma, but is that not only contained in space?
i will be very gratefull for any answers.
2007-03-12 08:55:57 · 12 answers · asked by Gupert 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Light and fire are not the same thing, they in fact have completely different properties. Light is a form of energy, transmitted by means of electromagnetic radiation, meaning it has no state of matter at all. Fire, meanwhile, is the manifestation of combustion, which means it is in the process of changing state from solid (or liquid, depending on what is burning) to gas (and solid - ash).
2007-03-12 12:50:11 · answer #1 · answered by canislupus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Light I guess is considered energy, although theory has it as a duel particle/wave nature.Who knows?
Fire as someone already mentioned, might be (partially) plasma. If so my dictionary says Plasma is sometimes regarded as a fourth state of matter distinct from normal gasses.
And also regarding a plasma -
An electrically neutral ionized gas in an electric discharge; distinctly different from solids and liquids and normal gases
2007-03-12 16:57:58 · answer #2 · answered by instantdegrees_scam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fire is a solid. The yellow flame you see is the residue of carbon left over after the item has burnt, they glow yellow because they are so hot. Light, I'm not too sure how to catagorize light, I know it's a wave length but as you say it's none of the three states of matter that I can tell.
2007-03-12 16:26:56 · answer #3 · answered by elflaeda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Light is an emission from a combusting solid, usually. It impacts on the retina of the eye, which gives it cognisance in the brain in the form of light, as we see it.
Fire is the oxygenation of material, i.e. constituents of a compound combining with oxygen which gives off a flame composed of new resulting compounds like carbon dioxide, etc.
2007-03-12 16:13:31 · answer #4 · answered by Piet Pompies 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Light is actually what you see when one elecron gives off energy and jumps to a lower orbital shell. Light is made up of photons(light packets) and is an electromagnetic wave. Therefore light is technically not a form of matter, although some would debate so.
2007-03-12 16:01:59 · answer #5 · answered by ajbairdo 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think light or fire are states of matter, they are simply forms of energy being transferred, but I may be wrong.
2007-03-12 17:08:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fire is an exothermic chemical reaction
Light is energy travelling as a wave/partical
2007-03-12 16:59:13 · answer #7 · answered by Bill N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well it isn't made of matter, so it can't be in a state of matter. I'm pretty sure it's an energy.
2007-03-12 16:04:30 · answer #8 · answered by Sage 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
according to wikipedia, it syas a flame is a low temperature partial plasma, so i guess theres your answer
2007-03-12 16:01:10 · answer #9 · answered by jonny 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Light isn't a substance, so it can't be a matter.
That is all I know
2007-03-12 16:13:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋