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How much does fire weigh?

Asked by Brian1946 (32271points) August 26th, 2016

What is the mass of fire per unit of volume?

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Call_Me_Jay's avatar

I think it’s hot gas and ash, and the mass depends on the specific contents.

funkdaddy's avatar

It’s basically a chemical process, so it’s like asking how much evaporation or rust weighs.

Depending on how you define the “fire” I guess the answer would be either 0, or it really depends on what you start with. Burning wood has a different set of products (and flame) than burning magnesium.

Have you seen fire in space? Interesting stuff.

ARE_you_kidding_me's avatar

At the end of the reaction roughly 62 grams per mole

trolltoll's avatar

Like @funkdaddy said, fire is a process, not an object having mass. You could also ask how much electricity, wind, current, or explosion weighs.

josie's avatar

The difference between the weight of the object before and after it burns?

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