How could a burning splint be used to tell if gas were oxygen or carbon dioxide?

Is a gassed form when burning a wood splint?

carbon dioxide

What test would allow you to tell the difference between carbon dioxide and nitrogen why would the burning splint test not work?

You stated that carbon dioxide and nitrogen are present, but you did not mention oxygen. Nothing burns without oxygen . . . If you expose limewater to carbon dioxide, it will get cloudy, but will not if you expose it to nitrogen.

How do you express reaction between co2 and burning splint?

The reaction between carbon dioxide (CO2) and a burning splint is that the splint will extinguish. This is because CO2 is a non-flammable gas, which lacks oxygen to support combustion. When brought into contact with a burning splint, it displaces the oxygen and prevents the splint from continuing to burn.

What is carbon dioxides effect on burning splint?

It will extinguish the flame, as it replaces the oxygen around the splint, which is an essential component of combustion. The splint may relight if placed in an oxygen rich environment.

How can you tell if a chemical is carbon dioxide by using a splint?

What effect does carbon dioxide has on burning splint?

it goes out A glowing splint needs oxygen to basically keep glowing. It is a small fire in a way. When the glowing splint is added into an environment full of carbon dioxide, the splint goes out. Carbon dioxide in this case smothers the flame restricting the use of oxygen in combustion thus putting the flame out.

What gases will extinguish a burning splint?

carbon dioxide

Is a gassed form when burning a wood splint?

carbon dioxide

Does Carbon dioxide relight a glowing splint?

Helium is a group 8 element, and therefore a noble gas. It has no free electrons to bond to oxygen, therefore it won't oxidise or combust. So no, it won't. As a side note, you may hear of stars "burning" helium, but this Ian burning, its nuclear fission :)

What test would allow you to tell the difference between carbon dioxide and nitrogen why would the burning splint test not work?

You stated that carbon dioxide and nitrogen are present, but you did not mention oxygen. Nothing burns without oxygen . . . If you expose limewater to carbon dioxide, it will get cloudy, but will not if you expose it to nitrogen.

Why splint test for carbon dioxide is not good?

The splint test is to test for the presence of oxygen. You light a small piece of wood (the splint), then blow it out. The end of the wood will still glow. If you put the glowing splint into a test tube with oxygen, it will relight. It you put the glowing splint into a test tube with carbon dioxide, it will stop glowing. A better test for carbon dioxide is to bubble it through a solution of limewater.

What is a positive test for each of the following gases oxygen hydrogen carbon dioxide?

the positive test for oxygen is very simple. all that needs to happen is a vile must be filled 1/4 with hydrogen peroxide and a glowing splint must be inserted in t the vile . the splint will reignite after it is inserted int the vile.

How do you express reaction between co2 and burning splint?

The reaction between carbon dioxide (CO2) and a burning splint is that the splint will extinguish. This is because CO2 is a non-flammable gas, which lacks oxygen to support combustion. When brought into contact with a burning splint, it displaces the oxygen and prevents the splint from continuing to burn.

What gas would make a burning splint burn more brightly?

The gas is Oxygen. It burns brighter because Oxygen supports combustion (aka helps other objects to burn).

What is carbon dioxides effect on burning splint?

It will extinguish the flame, as it replaces the oxygen around the splint, which is an essential component of combustion. The splint may relight if placed in an oxygen rich environment.

What gas re lights a glowing splint?

OXYGEN RELIGHTS A GLOWING SPLINT Oxygen.