why charcoal burns so hot even though it’s already been burned
In: Physics
Wood is a bunch of stuff all mixed together. Some of it burns at high temperature and some at lower temperature.
When you make charcoal, you’re burning off almost all the stuff that burns at lower temperatures. You’re left with a lump of almost pure carbon that burns at a very high temperature. It burns really hot because turning it into charcoal gets rid of the stuff that doesn’t burn really hot.
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