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

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The green leaves hold some amount of water, so its ignition temperature gets increased and it does not burn easily. On the other hand, dry leaves are waterless, so they catch fire easily (having low ignition temperature).

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