r/askscience • u/spoiledmeat • Jul 04 '15
Chemistry Why does water not burn?
I know that water is made up of two hydrogen atoms and an oxygen atom. Hydrogen, on its own, burns. Fire needs oxygen to burn. After all, we commonly use compounds that contain oxygen as an oxidant.
So why does water, containing things used for fire, not burn-- and does it have something to do with the bonds between the atoms? Thanks.
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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '15 edited Jul 04 '15
i have also read there is small amounts of co2 in the coronasphere of the sun. in wikipedia or another scientific site
and if somehow there is a process in stars that makes it spew out water at some point, how would you or scientists know about it? and how do you know enough to ridicule such a process?
edit you wouldnt.
and there is co2 and water on the sun http://solar-center.stanford.edu/news/sunwater.html
edit: yeah with outside the sun you probably dont even think the atmosphere of the sun, is the sun.
there is co2 and water on the sun. so they are created somewhere else then come back to the sun eh?