What are ashes ??

Question

What are ashes ??

Answer 1

Ashes are the minerals that remain after everything else is burned away.  For example, iron that was in the blood, sodium and potassium from blood, calcium from bones, and so on.  The same minerals are found in plants and animals, but the ratios differ.  This answer is true regardless of what is burned, wood, cigarette, or a body.

Answer 2

What's left over after you burn wood

Answer 3

when you burn the wood, the balance is ashes

Answer 4

ashes are usually burned wood, they can be the burned excess from a cigarette, and they can be the remains of a person who has been cremated.

Answer 5

human remains....