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Fire is caused by the release of phlogiston
[+0] validity 0.6 centrality 15.0 consensus 1 depth 1.9
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[+0] Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier proved this is false [i] history-of-science
[+0] Fire is a form of oxidation [i] chemistry
[+0] Combustion requires oxygen [i] chemistry
[+0] Merriam-Webster defines combustion as a usually rapid chemical process (such as oxidation) that produces heat and usually light [i]
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[+0] The weight of some metalic substances increases after combustion [i] chemistry
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