Scientificly.
2007-06-16 16:11:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Thats a burning question that many people have asked and few have answered, lol. Fire is actually superoxidation of molecular structure, created by the application of friction to combustible material in the presence of enough oxygen to sustain the action of the disintegration of of the combustible material's molecular composition until the combustible source is exhausted or suspended by an interference in the source of oxygen necessary to continue it's process.
2007-06-16 16:25:09 · answer #1 · answered by james p 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Fire is the result of some particular fuel combining with oxygen in a process called oxidation.
2007-06-16 23:52:53 · answer #2 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fire is electromagnetic radiation emitted by matter lowering it's energy state. Usually resulting from a chemical reaction begun by the input of energy from an external source (match or lighter).
2007-06-17 00:22:48 · answer #3 · answered by juice33 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a chemical reaction that combines oxygen or other oxidizing agent and a combustible fuel into a rapid oxidation process that creates heat, smoke, and releases energy in varying intensities.
2007-06-16 23:15:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a chemical reaction. It doesn't exist without fuel to keep it going. Once you run out of fuel, the reaction ends and the fire goes out.
2007-06-16 23:16:12 · answer #5 · answered by eri 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fire realeases the energy from a mass and turns it into heat and light energy but it can only burn certain things.
2007-06-17 14:40:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As others have said, it is oxidation. Interestingly, fire is exactly the same reaction as rust, just speeded up manyfold.
2007-06-17 00:05:17 · answer #7 · answered by Brett2010 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋