When a Bunsen burner is lit below wire gauze, it is noted that the flame initially burns below the gauze. After sometime, the flame burns below as well as above the gauze. Explain this observation.
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Thermodynamics is a branch of physics that deals with heat and temperature and their relation to energy and work. The behavior of these quantities is governed by the four laws of thermodynamics
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