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How is burning a crumpled paper different from burning a sheet of paper?

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How is burning a crumpled paper different from burning a sheet of paper?

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It is not the paper that burns but volatile gases released from the paper in the flame. The crumpled sheet of paper heats more paper releasing more gas as it burns than a flame burning at the edge of a flat sheet of paper.