A flame is a self-sustaining oxidizing chemical reaction most often producing carbon dioxide and gaseous water. It consists of reacting gases emitting heat and light, which is dependent on the chemical composition of the burning flame. In many cases such as burning organic matter like wood or incomplete combustion of gas, incandescent solid particles (soot) produce the familiar red-orange 'fire' color light. This light has a continuous spectrum. Complete combustion of gas has a dim blue color due to the emission of single wavelength r ...

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Image:Flames.jpg The image at right demonstrates the difference in flame colors depending on how complete the combustion is. Pictured is a bunsen burner burning mainly methane. When the gas is burnt it burns with yellow flame, also called a safety flame, at 1,000 C. When the flame is blue, using the heat color rule it is much hotter, around 1,600 C. Flame temperatures of common items include a blowlamp at 1,300 C, a candle at 1,400 C, or a much hotte ...

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