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Why is more care needed to store kerosene than coal, though both are fuels?

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Both kerosene and coal are fuels, but we need extra care to store kerosene oil because the ignition temperature of kerosene oil is lower than that of coal. If kerosene oil is heated a little, it will catch fire easily. On the other hand, coal needs more heat to catch fire.

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