What causes flames to exist - eviltoast

I’m curious about what flames are and what’s going on to cause them.

  • lime_glowworm@geddit.socialOP
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    1 year ago

    Thanks for answering my question. I mean the specifics. Like, what are flames composed of and why are there several colors?

    • Today@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Different things burn at different temperatures. Cleaner and hotter flames are blue. Yellow and white flames have more soot and are not as hot as blue, but they put out more heat because of the solids in it.