[RoadGumby]

No it is not .

E=mc2 is the equation relating energy (e) to its mass equivalent (m). A fire (burning) uses no mass. Its energy release is in the electron bonds.

Whereas in fission, a nuclear, not a chemical, energy release is in the form of mass (a small amount) being converted to energy (a Large amount).

No. Burning has naught to do with E=mc2.

[TexasGator]

“No. Burning has naught to do with E=mc2”

Here are some calculations.

http://www.nscl.msu.edu/files/Benenson.pdf

[TexasGator]

” A fire (burning) uses no mass. “

Uh, Again .... E=MC^2 is universal.

Einstein formulated it BEFORE we knew about nuclear reactions. It applies to ALL Energy transformations.

[TexasGator]

“E=mc2 is the equation relating energy (e) to its mass equivalent (m). “

Yes. If there is a change in energy, there is a change in mass.

“A fire (burning) uses no mass.”

According to your above statement, there must be a change in mass.

[TexasGator]

"A fire (burning) uses no mass. Its energy release is in the electron bonds. Whereas in fission, a nuclear, not a chemical, energy release is in the form of mass (a small amount) being converted to energy (a Large amount). nuclear bonds.