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NO it does not. Oxygen is one of the 3 elements required to make fire, the others are heat and fuel, Oxygen on it's own will not burn but add the other two elements and you have fire.
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∙ 13y agoAnswer
Oxygen is one of the 3 elements required to make fire, the others are heat and fuel, Oxygen on it's own will not burnbut add the other two elements and you have fire.
- Burning is a chemical reaction where Oxygen (O) is combined with the fuel. O will not burn, because you cannot combine O with O.
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∙ 15y agoNo. Without getting into a complicated chemistry lesson, there are fuels and oxidizers. A fuel cannot burn without an oxidizer, so it helps in the burning process, but alone neither oxygen nor a fuel can burn.
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∙ 15y agoOxygen doesn't actually get 'burnt', per se; it's merely the vehicle for burning something else. If you had a room that was 100% full of oxygen and you lit a match in it, nothing would happen, because there's no fuel to burn. Oxygen is just necessary to take part in the reaction of 'combustion'. When methane burns for instance, we get the following equation:
CH4 + 3O2 -> 2H2O + CO2
or, methane plus oxygen burns to form water and carbon dioxide. All materials that burn have a similar formula to the above, usually having water, carbon dioxide and other materials as the product of combustion. In short, without fuel, there is nothing to burn, but without oxygen, there's nothing to react with the fuel to make it burn. Hope this helps ;)
From Dr Octavian.
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∙ 15y agoNo, oxygen supports combustion of other materials.
Fire is the rapid combination of flammable materials with oxygen. When the two materials combine, heat is released.
Take a chemistry class to learn more about oxidization of materials and how oxygen is involved in the process.
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∙ 7y agoOxygen does not burn. It supports the combustion of flammable substances.
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∙ 14y agoYou can't burn oxygen in any conventional sense - conventionally burning means oxidation.
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∙ 14y agoYES,,,,,,,,,,,,,,oxygen is one of the main part
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∙ 11y agoBurning would be impossible without oxygen. When a substance burns, it combines with oxygen. This process releases energy.
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∙ 11y agoOxygen is transformed in an oxyde.
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What is the role of combustion in the carbon cycle?
Combustion is organic materials reaction to burning in the presence of oxygen. It is the process of conversion to the carbon cycle.
How is the balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide maintained?
trees play an important role in maintaining the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
What role does sodium bicarbonate play in the generation of carbon dioxide?
Helps break it down into oxygen
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Oxygen is part of the mixture of gases we breath. Therefore, burning wood uses the oxygen in the atmosphere.
Which gas helps in burning?
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What is the role of oxygen while burning matter?
Oxygen is the oxydant in the reaction of burning.
What gas plays an important role in the process of burning?
Oxygen supports burning
In 1777 what did french scientist Antoine lavoisier discover about the role of oxygen in the burning of matter?
He discovered that oxygen is present in the burning of matter.
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A big role
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they produce oxygen in the oceans
What did Antoine Lavoisier discover about oxygen's role in the burning of matter?
Lavoisier discovered that burning is impossible without oxyge.
What role does oxygen play during respiration?
it gives you energy from oxygen.
What role do the plankton play in the oxygen cycle?
they produce oxygen in the oceans
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buring fossil fuels contributes to gloadl warming, and acidic lakes due to acid rain, from the burning in oxygen. it also uses resources
What role did Lavoisier play in chemistry?
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier was:- a promoter of the law of mass conservation- contributor to the discovery of oxygen and hydrogen- discoverer of the role of oxygen in burning- fighter against the ridiculous phlogiston theory- promoter of scientific chemical nomenclature- promoter of the metric system- author of books- etc.
In 1777 french scientist Antoine lavoiser made a discovery about the role of oxygen in the burning of matter?
a cat
What role does the heart play in exercise?
the role of the heart is to supply the working muscle with oxygen and energy
