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#18 Why fire burns


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FIRE! The cornerstone of civilization and most attractive natural phenomenon, but what is it? What is it made of and how does it work? Today we explain why fire is like that and few bonus features that make it even cooler. -- Sources: K. Schmidt-Rohr (2015): "Why Combustions Are Always Exothermic, Yielding About 418 kJ per Mole of O2." Journal of Chemical Education. / Anne Marie Helmenstine (2018): "What is the State of Matter of Fire or Flame? Is it a Liquid, Solid, or Gas?" Tought Co. / Esther Inglis-Arkell (2011): "How does fire behave in zero gravity?" Gizmodo.
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