A substance which produces lots of heat on burning is called fuel.

Oxidising agent

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The correct option is A
Oxidising agent

Fuel is a material that can react with other materials or burn itself to produce different forms of energy, capable of doing useful work. Heat energy, nuclear energy etc are the examples of energy produced from fuels.

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