• Question: what is fire made of

    Asked by 624ghtg46 to Dervil on 11 Nov 2016.
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      Dervil Cody answered on 11 Nov 2016:

      In order to make fire, we need three ingredients: a fuel source, oxygen and energy (usually heat). Once all three ingredients are present, a chemical reaction called combustion (or burning) occurs. The fire flames we see are made up mainly of carbon dioxide, water vapor, oxygen and nitrogen.

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