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Can gasoline explode, or just burn?

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Gasoline will do neither. Gasoline will not burn. Gasoline vapors will burn rapidly and could cause enough pressure build up to explode something like a building full of gasoline vapor and the right amount of air. read more

Gasoline doesn’t burn, nor does it explode. The vapors from gasoline are what ignite and burn. Gather enough vapors into an oxygen rich environment and add a spark and you can get an explosion, it will certainly burn. read more

So, when ignited, they can ALL burn, really quickly. We call this fast reaction, which is exactly the same (chemically) as burning, an explosion. If a vapor is too concentrated (for example, if you have too many fuel molecules and not enough oxygen molecules) it will NOT explode, or even burn. read more

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