Science Way Of Fire

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Fire comes from a chemical reaction between oxygen and fuel. For fire to occur, you have to heat the fuel. In the process of combustion, heat is an input and output. Heat exists in fuel to form energy and the energy is stored in the chemical components of the fuel and can be released. Fire is a chemical reaction that releases light and heat and also fire needs fuel, oxygen and heat to burn. Different types of fuel are coal, oil and wood. Fires can be stopped three ways, by Removing the fuel source by exhausting it or taking it away, removing the oxygen by smothering the fire and removing the heat by absorbing it with water. Fires can be dangerous and destructive. The process of a fire is called oxidation,

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