Where do you find spontaneous combustion and rapid combustion in your daily
life? (AS)
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Answers
Spontaneous combustion:
- Burning of white phosphorus at room temperature in air (earlier it was used in the head of matchsticks).
- Burning of phosphorus in air at room temperature.
- Sodium and potassium catch fire immediately when exposed to air at room temperature.
- Sometimes, dry grass and leaves catch fire on their own due to the intense heat of the sun.
Rapid combustion:
- Lighting a matchstick.
- LPG stoves
- Kerosene stoves
- Lighting a candle
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⭐More to know:
☆ What is combustion?
A chemical process in which a substance (combustible substance) oxides (in presence of oxygen) to give off energy in the form of heat and light is known as combustion.
☆ What is rapid combustion?
The combustion process in which a large amount of heat and light are produced in a short period of time is known as rapid combustion.
☆ What is spontaneous combustion?
The combustion which takes place on its own without the help of any external heat is known as spontaneous combustion.
Combustible substances that undergo spontaneous combustion are dangerous in nature.
☆ What is explosive combustion (explosion)?
The type of combustion that occurs with the evolution of tremendous amount of heat, light, gases and sound is known as explosion or explosive combustion.
- Bursting of crackers
- Shot of a gun
Answer:
Spontaneous combustion can be observed when eaten food flamelessly burns to release energy in the form of ATP.
Rapid combustion can be seen in the rapud burning of matchsticks after lighting.
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