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Chemically "Catching Fire" is a process of Oxidizing a substance.
At it's most basic you combine Methane and Oxygen to produce Water and Carbon Dioxide
Other fuels than Methane will produce more complex products (ash!) but the basic idea is the same. Gold is an Inert Metal - it doesn't Oxidize (also meaning it doesn't rust since the chemistry is much the same) so it can't catch fire.
Pure Gold will not burn - impurities and other things alloyed in with it might tho so don't chuck your wedding ring in the fire yet!
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DevinA substance is flammable if it will readily react with oxygen in a fairly rapid and exothermic (heat-releasing) chemical reaction that we call fire. Gold is a highly non-reactive metal. It does not easily react with oxygen or most other substance. This low reactivity is why gold does not tarnish or corrode, which is part of the reason it is so valuable.
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