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We can boil water in a paper cup while paper catches fire easily. Explain the process.

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The heat supplied to the paper cup gets transferred to the water (water is a good conductor of heat when compared to paper). Hence, the ignition temperature of paper cup is not reached, and it does not catch fire.
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