MacBook Air overheating all using Skype

When I use Skype, for some reason my macbook air gets very hot and the fan is non-stop. So I checked the activity monitor, and it seems that Skype uses 70% more than my CPU, which is not normal. I ran a virus and malware scan, everything is clean.

My macbook air is mid-2012. I7 and 8 Tosques of RAM.

Here is a picture, any help would be appreciated.

http://imgur.com/uC9BNbU

What you are experiencing is not unusual and quite normal when using Skype.  It is an intensive application of resources very will therefore insist on the CPU/GPU of you MBA and create a lot of heat.  If you turn off your Skype, you will be witness to a dramatic fall in temperatures generated and the use of the central unit.

Ciao.

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