What would happen if the atmosphere was on fire?

Possibly a massive coronal ejection, or solar storm, could burn off the atmosphere. Gas molecules gain enough energy to escape the pull of gravity, but only a portion of the atmosphere is lost. Even if the atmosphere ignited, it would be only a chemical reaction changing one type of gas into another.

Can you set Earth’s atmosphere on fire?

Can the atmosphere be set on fire? No,not in its current state. The atmosphere is composed of approx 78\% nitrogen, a non-flammable gas, about 21\% oxygen, an oxidizer, and about 1\% of a lot of other gases, dust, stuff. So, no, the atmosphere in its current cannot be set of fire…

What would it take to light the atmosphere on fire?

Three things are required in proper combination before ignition and combustion can take place—Heat, Oxygen and Fuel. There must be Fuel to burn. There must be Air to supply oxygen. There must be Heat (ignition temperature) to start and continue the combustion process.

Could Titan be set on fire?

Titan is another matter. There’s not much of any oxygen gas there, so there isn’t a way for fire as we know it to burn. Having an atmosphere of methane isn’t dangerous. It’s Earth that has the dangerous air!

What if the world was 100\% oxygen?

If we only had oxygen in our atmosphere, our fires would become massive. What used to be a small campfire, would now be a fiery explosion. So if you could breathe when there was only oxygen, the giant insects and the Earth burning all around you would make life pretty tough–even impossible.

Can a nuclear bomb ignite the atmosphere?

“In summary, extremely conservative calculations have demonstrated that it is completely impossible for either the earth’s atmosphere or sea to sustain fusion reactions of either thermonuclear or nuclear chain reaction type.

Could an atomic bomb ignite the atmosphere?

While it is correct that an enormously high temperature under the right conditions could potentially set off a chain reaction that would light the atmosphere on fire, calculations had shown that these temperatures and conditions are simply unattainable by a nuclear bomb.

How hot would something need to be to ignite the atmosphere?

Autoignition point of selected substances

Substance	Autoignition	Note
Molybdenum	780 °C (1,440 °F)	780±5
Paper	218–246 °C (424–475 °F)
Phosphorus (white)	34 °C (93 °F)
Silane	21 °C (70 °F)	or below