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Why is fire hot?

When a fuel is burnt, a lot of heat is produced. Now let us understand why combustion of fuels results in liberation of heat or why fire is hot. When a chemical reaction occurs, rearrangement of bonds takes place. Certain old bonds are cleaved (broken) and certain new bonds are formed.

By |2010-12-30T21:39:22+00:00December 30, 2010|Physics|Comments Off on Why is fire hot?
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