If you burn charcoal in a closed room, could a lack of oxygen cause the fire to go out?
8 Answers
- Mike ALv 73 weeks ago
Eventually it will go out but if you are in the room with the fire, you would be long dead by then. With a a deficiency of oxygen carbon monoxide is formed but after the atmosphere becomes toxic the fire will continue to burn until the oxygen level falls to about 12-15% when it will go out (air contains about 21% oxygen).
- Roger the MoleLv 73 weeks ago
If the room is air-tight (which is seldom the case in reality) yes, the fire will go out.
- Bill-MLv 73 weeks ago
Yes. Fire needs THREE things> Fuel, Heat and Oxygen. Take away any one of the three and you have NO Fire.
- Anonymous3 weeks ago
Yes is the short answer.
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- Donnie PorkoLv 73 weeks ago
Fire needs oxygen to continue to burn. Once all the oxygen is used up the ember will die out.
- HenryLv 53 weeks ago
I don't think it works that way. It creates carbon monoxide, which is deadly and has killed people in garages.
Carbonmonoxide-poisoning is not about lack of oxygen in the air. It's a matter of the carbonmonoxide occupying the red bloodcells and blocking them from picking up the oxygen
- Mr. SmartypantsLv 73 weeks ago
Yes. Eventually the fire will consume all the oxygen in the room and it will go out.
This is the best answer as it recognizes the CO hazard. That thumbs down has no clue.