Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material. Water is 2 hydrogen and 1 oxygen. Every molecule is fully oxidized. It’s also a common byproduct of fire. Therefore, you can’t burn it, because it’s already burnt

    • MostlyHarmless
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      1 year ago

      Are you saying hydrogen doesn’t burn because it doesn’t produce carbon?

    • SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 year ago

      They are, well a specific type of reaction anyway. Combustion is defined as a “high-temperature exothermic redox chemical reaction between a fuel (the reductant) and an oxidant, usually atmospheric oxygen, that produces oxidized, often gaseous products, in a mixture termed as smoke.” According to Wikipedia.