Why Flames produce Light

In a clean blue gasflame, the colour emission can be explained by atoms and ions getting excited by extreme temperatures.
When their electrons drop back down, they release energy as light.

That glow?
That color?
That’s quantized energy emission.

In less clean burning fires other concepts come into play additionally, like blackbody radiation of heated soot particles...but thats something for another time :)

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