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A fire releases the "heat, light and various reaction products" that it does because of the speed of oxidation. It's obvious even from the snippet I posted that
by jaywalk 5y ago
A fire releases the "heat, light and various reaction products" that it does because of the speed of oxidation. It's obvious even from the snippet I posted that slow oxidation is not actually a fire.
- pdabbadabba 5y agoYes, but aluminum oxidizes rapidly yet this oxidation process does not produce significant heat and light. So in this context, the independent heat/light requirement makes a difference!
- ivalm 5y agoOxidation of aluminum does produce heat and light (the reaction is exothermic). It’s just a very small and fast fire.
- kevin_thibedeau 5y agoIt does as a powder.
- orlp 5y agoMill aluminium under inert gas into a powder and then release the pure unoxidized powder into the air. My money is on some fireworks occurring.