Beach Bonfires

When wood (6C10H15O7) compounds are exposed to the harsh elements of fire, it cause the combustion of the sugars found in the wood. This creates an ash along with gases, water (H2O) and carbon dioxide CO2, that is released into the air. In the situation following the picture, we had decided to add propane gas to make a bigger and stronger a flame as you see. Propane (C3H8) is a high flammable natural gas that is used as a popular fuel and causes the flame to grow. The chemical process starts when the molecules in the wood break down as they’re heated by rising temperatures, then they recommend causes the oxygen to form water, carbon dioxide,etc. and essentially, burn. Heat is released from the wood cause the warm and hot feeling you get, this is because an exothermic reaction is occurring.