Why do some things burn and other things melt?
In: Chemistry
Fire is a chemical reaction. Carbon-based fuels, plus Oxygen, plus heat equals CO2 and more heat. Things that don’t make great fuels will melt rather than ignite because it’s missing vital parts of the triangle.
If you were to apply heat to a non-oxidized fuel source in a vacuum it would “melt”, using the term generously:
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