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प्रश्न
Give reasons.
Paper by itself catches fire easily whereas a piece of paper wrapped around an aluminium pipe does not.
उत्तर
A piece of paper wrapped around an aluminium pipe does not catch fire easily. This is because aluminium, being a metal, is a good conductor of heat. Therefore, heat is transferred from the paper to the metal and the paper does not attain its ignition temperature.
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