THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE CONCENTRATION PRODUCTS AND TEMPERATURE IS DISCUSSED IN THE COMBUSTION OF MIXED GASES. IT IS SHOWN THAT IN THE SIMPLEST CONDITIONS THESE CONCENTRATIONS AND TEMPERATURE AT THE SURFACE OF A FLAME ARE THE SAME AS IN THE COMBUSTION OF PREVIOUSLY PREPARED STOICHIOMETRIC MIXTURES OF THE SAME GASES. A POSSIBLE LIMIT WAS FOUND TO THE INTENSIFICATION OF COMBUSTION OF UNMIXED GASES, DEPENDING UPON THE LIMITING RATE OF THE CHEMICAL REACTION. IN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE, THIS LIMIT IS CLOSE TO THE RATE OF COMBUSTION OF STOICHIOMETRIC MIXTURES.