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It is difficult to burn a heap of green leaves but dry leaves catch fire easily. Explain.

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asked Nov 13, 2017 in Chemistry by jisu zahaan (28,760 points) ● 28 ● 438 ● 1100

It is difficult to burn a heap of green leaves but dry leaves catch fire easily. Explain.

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answered Nov 13, 2017 by sforrest072 (157,439 points) ● 63 ● 451 ● 1298

Green leaves have a lot of moisture in them. This moisture does not allow them to catch fire easily. However, dry leaves have no moisture in them. Therefore, they catch fire easily.

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