On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 9:59 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> Actually, the liquid gasoline never burns. Only vapor burns. This is > true in an > engine as well. The smaller the droplets, the more easily they evaporate > and > provide the necessary vapor. > Does this follow from the fact that the reaction is an oxidation reaction, in which oxygen is required? Since insufficient oxygen is contained in the liquid, only vapors oxidize? Eric
