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What is a splint in Chemistry?

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A splint is a flat piece of a soft wood, about 15 cm long and a few mm wide and about one mm thick. It's used in the UK to show the presence of oxygen from a chemical reaction. The splint is first lit and it burns bright in oxygen.

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