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Why charcoal stops burning when it is covered with a glass jar?
Almost anything needs oxygen to burn. When you restrict or shut off the oxygen burning will stop
How rusting and burning alike?
Both processes require Oxygen. Rusting (I think) is where metal reacts with oxygen and moisture and becomes oxidises. Burning or combustion, ALWAYS needs Oxygen to occur. Hope this helps!
Is rusting and burning alike?
Both processes require Oxygen. Rusting (I think) is where metal reacts with oxygen and moisture and becomes oxidises. Burning or combustion, ALWAYS needs Oxygen to occur. Hope this helps!
How is rusting and burning alike?
Both processes require Oxygen. Rusting (I think) is where metal reacts with oxygen and moisture and becomes oxidises. Burning or combustion, ALWAYS needs Oxygen to occur. Hope this helps!
Does fire always needs oxygen for burning?
Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.
Why is it that fanning burning wood keeps the wood burning?
Fanning them brings in more oxygen. With more oxygen you get more fire.
How does burning take place using the fire triangle?
the heat needs oxygen to keep burning and to light the flame the fuels need to be burnt
Why does fire stop if water is poured on it?
Fire needs oxygen to continue burning. Water cuts of the supply of oxygen and hence the fire stops.
Why does water prevent paper from burning?
Fire needs oxygen to burn. If you take away the oxygen there is nothing feeding the fire so it cannot carry on burning. Water has too little oxygen in it to feed the fire, and so it snuffs the flame, putting it out.
Why does something need oxygen to burn?
Technically hydrogen and helium do not need oxygen to burn, they burn by themselves, otherwise the object that needs burning must have oxygen as a supplimental fuel source.
This is a burning of a substance in the presence of oxygen?
Generally it is said that burning need oxygen. but in some cases oxygen is not involved in burning process especially when organic matter is burned in the limited or zero supply of oxygen to convert it into biochar for soil application. Burning needs any gas not necessarily oxygen. eg hydrogen also help burning process.
Why does a fire go out when you pour cold water on it?
Fire needs Oxygen gas to burn. The water pushes the Oxygen gas away from the fire, preventing it from burning.
