Burning and Combustion

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Burning and Combustion: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Combustion, Combustible Substances, Non-Combustible Substances, Necessity of Air for Combustion, Ignition Temperature, Ignition Temperature of Different Substances, Flame, Materials which Burn with Flame, etc.

Important Questions on Burning and Combustion

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Which part of the flame is the hottest part?

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The colour of the outermost zone of the flame is _____.

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Goldsmith blow the innermost zone of the flame with a metallic blow-pipe for melting gold and silver.

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Goldsmiths blow the outermost zone of a flame with a metallic blowpipe for melting gold and silver. Why do they use the outermost zone of the flame?

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Which part of the flame is used by goldsmiths for melting the gold?

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What are the things which do not burn?

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The efficiency of a wood stove is maximum.

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The temperature at which a particular substance catches fire in the presence of oxygen is called

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Which of the following substance is non-combustible?

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The substances which catch fire easily in the presence of oxygen are called

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_____ is the process of burning of substances in the air with the evolution of heat and light.

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The outermost non-luminous zone of a candle flame has a​ high temperature. This is because of

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When an inverted tumbler is placed over a burning candle, the flame extinguishes after some time.
This happens due to the absence of 

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Identify the substance that does not produce flame while burning.

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Which of the following substance is non-combustible in nature?

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When magnesium ribbon burns in air, it produces

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Which of the following zone of the candle flame contains the 'unburnt wax vapours'.

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A wax candle burns with a yellow flame. The domestic gas burns with a blue flame. Why?

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It is hard to ignite matchstick on rainy days. Why?

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Why Kerosene stoves and Bunsen burners have small holes in them?