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Combustion- a chemical reaction in which substance reacts with oxygen and produces heat and light is called

ELECTRIC lamp gives light and heat both can we say combustion taking place electric lamp ?

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Here electric lamp is not reacting with oxygen to produce heat and light. So it can not be termed as combustion.

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