Question

A piece of paper will burn when a burning matchstick is brought nearer to it whereas a piece of wood will not. Give reason

Answer 1

Answer:

Burning is simply high temperature oxidation. You need heat, fuel and oxygen. ... A piece of wood is typically thick which takes time to heat to oxygenation temperature 450 F. But make the wood as thin as a sheet of paper and it burns at the same rate as the paper

Answer 2

• Paper is treated with chemicals that break down part of the cellulose so that it makes paper, not wood, so it isn't cellular any more, it is fiber, strands of very fine fibers. These compressed fibers are then dried thoroughly, so the result is there is little to impede ignition when a flame is present.

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