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प्रश्न
Why a newspaper or stick lying in the open does not catch fire on its own?
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उत्तर
A fuel in presence of oxygen alone can’t start burning. Heat is required for a fuel to catch fire. That is the reason why a newspaper or stick lying in the open doesn’t catches fire.
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