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Oxygen Experiment

The document describes an experiment using a candle, glass, and lighter to demonstrate that fire needs oxygen from the air to burn. The procedure has students light a candle and cover it with an inverted glass, causing the flame to go out as it uses up the limited oxygen supply trapped inside. The conclusion is that running out of oxygen causes the flame to extinguish.

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Oxygen Experiment

The document describes an experiment using a candle, glass, and lighter to demonstrate that fire needs oxygen from the air to burn. The procedure has students light a candle and cover it with an inverted glass, causing the flame to go out as it uses up the limited oxygen supply trapped inside. The conclusion is that running out of oxygen causes the flame to extinguish.

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Glass and Candle Experiment

Objective: To explain that fire needs oxygen from the air.


Requirements:
• A candle
• Kitchen lighter/matchbox
• A Glass
Procedure:
1. Light the candle. Take the help of an adult to do so.
2. Place it on the flat plate.
3. Cover the candle with the glass.
4. The candle goes out.
5. Repeat the experiment for better understanding
WHY THIS HAPPENS?
A lit candle needs to draw oxygen from the air in order to continue
burning. If you limit the amount of air available, the candle's flame
eventually goes out once it uses up all the oxygen. The glass prevents
the fire from consuming any more oxygen. Once the fire in the glass has
consumed all the oxygen inside the glass, the flame goes out.

Conclusion:
Running out of oxygen makes the flame go out.

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