Question:
Is light from a fire matter?
Sarah
2012-01-19 18:10:41 UTC
is light from a fire matter?
Four answers:
Randy P
2012-01-19 18:12:13 UTC
The light itself isn't, but it is being emitted by a very hot plasma which is matter.
anonymous
2012-01-19 18:27:06 UTC
The answer is debatable. Since the other answer was no I'll play devil's advocate and say yes. Light IS effected by gravity, which some would say means it has mass, and therefore is matter.

It's really not that simple though....human's as a whole still have a lot of unanswered (or incorrectly answered) questions about the nature of light.
Daniel
2012-01-19 18:13:11 UTC
Light is not matter whatsoever. The light you see from fire is just heated and combusting molecules that are releasing immense amounts of energy, giving off light. Light is energy, which is not matter.
shoVel
2012-01-19 18:24:10 UTC
light is energy not matter.


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