Combustion
Combustion is the chemical term for a process known more commonly as burning. It is certainly one of the earliest chemical changes noted by humans, at least partly because of the dramatic e...
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Combustion
Combustion is the process of burning a substance to create heat, and often, light. It involves a chemical reaction between a fuel and an oxidizing agent which is usually oxygen. Combustion ...
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Combustion
The process of burning fuels. Traditionally biomass was used as fuel, but now fossil fuels are the major source of energy for human activities. Combustion is essentially an oxidation proc...
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Steam pours from the cooling tower at a nuclear power plant in Stedman, Missouri. (Corbis-Bettmann)
Combustion
"Combustion" is a term often used synonymously with "burning....
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