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Question 16
Fill in the blanks in the following sentences.
(a) A ____________ process in which a substance reacts with __________ to give off heat is called combustion.

(b) When the clothes of a person catch __________, the person is covered with a __________ to extinguish fire.

(c) The __________ temperature at which a substance catches fire is called its ignition temperature.

(d) The substances which have very ________________ ignition temperature and can easily catch fire with a flame are called __________ substances.

(e) The substances which vapourise during __________, give flame.

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(a) A chemical process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give off heat is called combustion.

(b) When the clothes of a person catch fire, the person is covered with a blanket to extinguish fire.

(c) The lowest temperature at which a substance catches fire is called its ignition temperature.

(d) The substances which have very low ignition temperature and can easily catch fire with a flame are called inflammable substances.

(e) The substances which vapourise during burning, give flame.

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