Why does wind cause a flame to flicker or go out?
In: Physics
Fire is light output produced by a chemical reaction. Specifically, the chemical reaction, normally caused by heat in the first place, creates heat that keeps the reaction going, and that heat causes light to be emitted from the chemicals involved. Wind can cool the chemicals involved in the reaction by blowing the super hot gases away from the liquid/solid chemicals and then those hot gases won’t be able to sustain the reaction that was happening.
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