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The lowest temperature at which a substance must be heated before it begins to burn is called its_________________.


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Ignition temperature:

  • The ignition temperature of a substance is the lowest temperature at which the substance starts burning.
  • For a substance to start burning, a characteristic minimum temperature has to be reached first.
  • This temperature is ignition temperature.

Thus, The lowest temperature at which a substance must be heated before it begins to burn is called its ignition temperature.


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