What does it mean when a fire turns blue?

A blue flame indicates complete combustion of the carbon, which is why you see a blue flame with gas appliances. Propane is a hydrocarbon, containing carbon atoms. A blue flame is indicative of complete combustion vs a yellow flame or orange flame.

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Is blue Fire the hotter than red?

Although red usually means hot or danger, in fires it indicates cooler temperatures. While blue represents cooler colors to most, it is the opposite in fires, meaning they are the hottest flames. When all flame colors combine, the color is white-blue which is the hottest. Correspondingly, is black fire real? For real: If you shine a low-pressure sodium lamp on a yellow sodium flame, the flame will be black. Flames emits light and heat, so it seems impossible to make black fire. However, you actually can make black fire by controlling the wavelengths of absorbed and emitted light.

What is blue fire called?

The University of Maryland's' scientists have discovered a new type of fire, which they have aptly named "Blue Whirl." This new fire is small, whirling, transparent, and blue. Fire whirls tend to burn much faster and hotter than normal fires. In nature, fire whirls can be dangerous when they occur during wildfires. How hot is black fire? The temperatures at the core during the explosion soar up to 100 billion degrees Celsius, 6000 times the temperature of the Sun's core.

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