When fire burns does it create small amounts of water? Think H2O and let me know?
2007-06-10 13:19:13 · 7 answers · asked by ............... 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Not necessarily small!
Many materials are made of combinations of Hydrogen and Carbon - for instance, wood, paper, gasoline, kerosene, many kinds of plastics, etc
When something burns, that usually means that the material is split apart and recombined with oxygen. So when gasoline or wood is burned, the carbon and hydrogen atoms disconnect from each other and connect with oxygen instead. This releases a lot of heat.
When the hydrogen atoms from the wood or gasoline combine with oxygen then water is formed. Although technically speaking we don't like to say that water is "created" I think it is fair to say that in ordinary terms.
If you had about 100 pounds of gasoline in your gastank in your car, and your drove around until the gas was all burned up, then that would mean about 14 pounds of hydrogen in the gas was burned. When combined with oxygen that would form about 120 pounds of water. (The carbon in the gasoline would combine with oxygen to form over 300 pounds of Carbon dioxide.)
2007-06-10 13:40:41 · answer #1 · answered by matt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does Fire creat water... some people are arguing the create vs make part, but essentially,
If the product burning has a Hydrogen atom in its structure, and it is burning with Oxygen (or as Oxygen in its structure also), you have the potential of producing water.
A car with a hydrogen powered motor has a by product of water.
If you are buring Elemental Sodium in air, then no, you will not "create" water or have water as a byproduct.
So the final answer is: It depends.
2007-06-11 13:06:21 · answer #2 · answered by TheHangedFrog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if you were to take two parts hydrogen to one part oxygen and put that in a balloon and then pop the balloon with a paper clip with a match attached, there would be a flame and a small amount of water would be created so it depends on your idea of fire but yes, I believe it would.
2007-06-10 13:23:28 · answer #3 · answered by ghilliemarine 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The classic combustion reaction is hydrocarbon + O2 ---> CO2 + H2O. So, yes fire aka a combustion reaction creates water vapor.
2007-06-10 13:27:28 · answer #4 · answered by Chris 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, a combustion reaction produces (mainly) Carbon Dioxide and Water Vapour.
2007-06-10 13:38:09 · answer #5 · answered by Norrie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not 'create', just as fire does not create smoke. Both are by products of the combustion. ~
2007-06-10 13:28:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
when the air is cold fire heats it and it condenses into water
2007-06-10 13:37:08 · answer #7 · answered by dansnan 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋