Diagram showing how things ignite.
Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Published 3 November 2009 Size: 34 KB Referencing Hub media

Heated molecules are loosened, moving apart to form a gas. The gas molecules combine with oxygen in the air resulting in burning.

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