What is fire?

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I understand the chemical reaction that fire is but i dont how what the actual flame is!

Plasma maybe?

Thanks in advance!

2007-09-19 09:17:24 · 3 answers · asked by risc19 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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Not a plasma because it is not hot enough to ionize the gas. It is just gas hot enough to glow with a mixture of very small hot solid particles (soot)

2007-09-19 15:20:38 · answer #1 · answered by meg 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The actual flame is a luminous gas. The fire is a chemical reaction (exothermic oxidation).

2007-09-19 09:20:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Yes, a plasma, techically. The reaction is just fast oxidation which it sounds like you know anyway.

2007-09-19 09:20:28 · answer #3 · answered by Leviathan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋