Kerosene oil catches fire at room temperature.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B False
The lowest temperature at which a substance catches fire is its ignition temperature. The ignition temperature of kerosene is about $60^{0}$ C. Hence, it does not catch fire by itself at room temperature.

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