Question

Paper by itself catches fire easily whereas the piece of paper wrapped around an aluminum foil does not​

Answer 1

Answer:

Paper catches fire easily as it is made of cellulose which is an organic compound. So when paper is burnt, cellulose shows combustion reaction and produces CO2 in excess of air.

However, when paper is wrapped around aluminum, it is the metal which comes in contact with air, so Aluminium simply reacts with O2 and gives Al2O3.

Answer 2

Answer:

paper have low ignition temperature it is combustible material .

Explanation:

aluminium pipe does not catch fire because it is not a combustible material it have high ignition temperature