Question

we can boil water in paper cup while emtpy paper catches fire easily . Explain the process

Answer 1

we can boil water in a paper while empty paper catches fire easily because the heat is continuously absorbed by the water which prevents the paper cup from burning...

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Answer 2

it is because a part of the heat energy, supplied to the paper cup, passes on to water. As a result the ignition temperature, of paper cup is not achieved and it does not catch fire