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A welding torch produces a flame by burning acetylene fuel in the presence of oxygen. This flame is used to melt a metal. Which energy transformation represents this process?
chemical energy into thermal energy
kinetic energy into potential energy
kinetic energy into electromagnetic energy
potential energy into chemical energy

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chemical energy into thermal energy

Burning acetylene converts the chemical potential energy in the fuel into heat (thermal energy), which melts the metal.