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CO2 is th gas used, if you starve a fire of oxygen then it wont have anything to burn
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When the carbon dioxide gas was poured over the flame why was the flame extinguished?
Fire is a complex thing. It needs 3 things in order to keep burning. Fuel, oxygen, and heat. When you pour the gas over it, there is no oxygen, therefore, flame extinguished.
When is the flame extinguished?
This occurs only when the flame is robbed of oxygen.
Why does a flame not get extinguished when a wire gauze was placed on top of it in a candle observation chemistry lab?
A flame is not extinguished when a wire gauze is placed on top of it because the flame is still exposed to oxygen. The gauze has holes, through which oxygen can flow. Additionally, oxygen can reach the flame from under the gauze. Consequently, the flame is not extinguished.
What is the coolest flame on a Bunsen burner a spirit flame or a gas flame?
The external part of the flame is the coolest.
Increase the size of the flame by increasing the gas supply does the flame move about a lot or is it steady?
increase the size of the flame by turning the gas tap to increase the gas supply .does the luminous flame move about or is it steady?
When the carbon dioxide gas was poured over the flame why was the flame extinguished?
Fire is a complex thing. It needs 3 things in order to keep burning. Fuel, oxygen, and heat. When you pour the gas over it, there is no oxygen, therefore, flame extinguished.
When is the flame extinguished?
This occurs only when the flame is robbed of oxygen.
Why does a flame not get extinguished when a wire gauze was placed on top of it in a candle observation chemistry lab?
A flame is not extinguished when a wire gauze is placed on top of it because the flame is still exposed to oxygen. The gauze has holes, through which oxygen can flow. Additionally, oxygen can reach the flame from under the gauze. Consequently, the flame is not extinguished.
Which gas is in the bubbles. how can you prove this?
Carbon Dioxide. You can prove it by collecting some of the gas in a test tube (the gas is heavier than air). Drop a lighted splint into the test tube, and the flame will be extinguished.
How many times has the eternal flame at the arc de triomphe been extinguished?
As far as I know, the eternal Flame at the Arc has never been extinguished. The rekindling of the flame took place even under German occupation in WWII.
Has Arlington eternal flame ever gone out?
The flame was extinguished only ounce when a visiting Catholic school group doused it with holy water. A guard used his lighter to reignite the flame.
Can you give an example of a sentence using word extinguish?
Nancy poured baking soda on the grease fire to extinguish the flame.
How is john Kennedy's grave marked?
The grave for John Kennedy is marked with an Eternal Flame. The flame continues to burn and ignites automatically if it is extinguished by weather or by accident.
Why did the smoke from the extinguished candle reignite the candle?
because, when the wax is lit it burns off as a vapor, when the candle was extinguished the wax vapor was still in the air, and the wax acts as fuel for the flame of a candle, so the flame combusted and lit the vapor, leading back to the candle wick.
How is the Olympic flame carried on a plane?
The olympic flame is not extinguished from the time it is lit in Olympia to the end of the games in the host city. When it is carried on a plane it is held in several sealed containers
What does the eternal flame on ANZAC Day represent?
A passion that will never end, die, or be extinguished.
How does the first ghost leave in A Christmas Carol?
Scrooge places a lamp extinguisher over the head of the first ghost, putting out the flame from its head and making the ghost disappear as the flame is extinguished
