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Add a side-note as to why ether is burnt
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While reading the documentation, I realized that ether burn was explained but it wasn't clarified as to why it is done.
I understood why minting is required but why to burn, I was clueless.

I have added a side-note under {#burning-ether} section regarding the same.

I'm hoping this will add more clarity to the documentation.
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m-zaink authored Feb 22, 2022
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Ether burn occurs in every transaction on Ethereum. When users pay for their transactions, their base gas fee gets destroyed by the protocol. Depending on network demand, [some blocks](https://etherscan.io/block/12965263) burn more ether than they mint.

> Ether burn is essentially a mechanism to control the supply & demand dynamics.
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> By burning a certain amount of ether in every transaction, total amount of ether in circulation is controlled, thereby hedging it against such devils as inflation.
## Denominations of ether {#denominations}

Since many transactions on Ethereum are small, ether has several denominations which may be referenced for smaller amounts. Of these denominations, Wei and gwei are particularly important.
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