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What do you understand by fuel?

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**Step-by-Step Text Solution:** 1. **Definition of Fuel:** Fuel is defined as a material that produces heat when it is burned. 2. **Process of Burning:** When fuel undergoes combustion (burning), it reacts with oxygen in the air, resulting in the release of heat energy. ...
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  14. Compare LPG and wood as fuels.

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  15. Does all combustible substances give out a flame while burning?

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  16. Why does charcoal not produce flame?

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  17. Which fuel does not burn with a flame? Comment.

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  18. Does magnesium burn with a flame? Explain in your own words.

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  19. Explain why how flame is formed.

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  20. Define incomplete and complete combustion.

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