What happens when you put a lid over a lit candle?

Answer 1

Fire dies out because a constant supply oxygen is needed to keep a fire burning. When then oxygen is removed, the fire burns the remaining oxygen until it is all gone.

Normally when fire has a good supply of oxygen it give of Carbon dioxide. However without enough oxygen it gives Carbon monoxide as the oxygen is used up. When there is virtually no oxygen left, the fire goes out.

Answer 2

Basically, nothing. It's just that a candles flame, runs on oxygen. So, if you put it inside a sealed jar, the candle will just last for a shorter time. Then it would usually last if you didn't put it inside, a sealed jar.

Answer 3

After the jar is in place . . .

-- The candle flame will burn lower and lower as you watch it.

-- Eventually it will go out.

-- The water level inside the jar will wind up slightly higher than

the water level outside the jar.

Note:

If you're planning on trying this at home, there are a few more details you

have to be aware of, or else it won't work:

-- The candle has to stand up in the water, with the flame above the surface

of the water.

-- The jar you use has to be empty.

-- Before you put the jar over the candle, you have to turn the jar over,

so that the open mouth of the jar goes down, around the candle, all the

way down and into the water. If you keep the jar upright and put it over

the candle, the only thing that will happen is that you will get a big brown

spot on the outside of the bottom of the jar, and there's also a possibility

that the jar may crack or even shatter while you're holding it.

-- The entire open mouth of the jar, plus any other holes in it, all have to be

under water.

-- The jar has to be transparent. In this way, you can make sure that

you will be able to see through it, and observe, verify, and confirm the

predictions I have made at the top of this answer.

Answer 4

The candle will continue to burn, and provided no more oxygen can enter from under the glass jar, the candle will eventually go out when all the oxygen is used up

Answer 5

It goes out because there is no air getting to it and it needs air to stay alight!! its the same as we need air to breath! Ive tried it!! :)

Answer 6

the candle will go out after it uses up all the oxygen, then once the candle goes out the water is drawn into the jar.

Answer 7

The candle will go out because of the lack of oxygen.

Answer 8

The candle will go out, depending on how large the glass is.

It will go out because fire needs oxygen to burn and there's a limit to the oxygen in the glass.

Answer 9

the water inside the glass begins to rise and eventually the candle light will go out depending on how big the candle is and how much oxygen it needs to stay lit longer