• chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    There can be a release of energy without oxygen, but it will not result in a fire, just an explosion. You can make arguments for things like the sun “burning” in the vacuum of space, but that is fusion, and a far different thing than lighting a match.