Combustion is a chemical reaction, not an atomic one. I'm an engineering major so I had to pass both chemistry and physics.
--Combustion is a chemical reaction, not an atomic one. I'm an engineering major so I had to pass both chemistry and physics.--
I'm a Nuclear Engineer with post graduate studies having spent the last thirty years operating, designing and testing nuclear reactors. Please go back and ask your physics and chemistry professors for their professional answer.
You might start with reading about Einstein and Planck.