The gas that causes a burning splint to go out is carbon dioxide. Its presence is often used to test for the presence of this particular gas.
To do the burning splint test, you light a wooden splint and then blow it out to create an ember. You then place the splint near a gas sample without touching it. If the gas is flammable, it will ignite and produce a flame when the ember from the splint comes into contact with it.
When a burning splint is inserted into a beaker containing gas, its behavior indicates the nature of the gas present. If the splint extinguishes, the gas may be inert or lacking in oxygen. If the splint reignites or burns more brightly, it suggests that the gas is rich in oxygen or a flammable substance like hydrogen. Thus, the splint's reaction helps identify the gas's properties related to combustion.
oxygen
the lighted splint would stop burning as Helium does not burn.
You can't express that reaction because there isn't one: as CO2 is a well-known fire extinguishing agent, if you put a burning splint in CO2 the splint will go out. And the reason it will go out is CO2 displaces oxygen, which splints need to burn.
To do the burning splint test, you light a wooden splint and then blow it out to create an ember. You then place the splint near a gas sample without touching it. If the gas is flammable, it will ignite and produce a flame when the ember from the splint comes into contact with it.
Yes.
hydrogen
If the burning splint is extinguished upon entry into the beaker, one could conclude that the gas in the beaker is likely non-flammable or oxygen-depleted. If the splint continues burning, this suggests the presence of oxygen in the beaker.
Oxygen is the gas that we need to stay alive and is also required for burning. A burning splint will burn brightly in oxygen because it supports combustion.
oxygen
When you combine magnesium dioxide with a burning wood splint in a gas generating bottle, the magnesium dioxide undergoes a chemical reaction in which it decomposes to form magnesium oxide and oxygen gas. The burning wood splint acts as a source of heat to initiate the reaction. The oxygen gas produced can be collected in the gas generating bottle.
the lighted splint would stop burning as Helium does not burn.
Yes, a burning splint will go out in carbon dioxide gas because carbon dioxide does not support combustion. When the concentration of oxygen is low, the splint will not have enough oxygen to sustain combustion and will be extinguished.
Nitrogen
It will go out. Nitrogen, which makes up 79% of the Earth's atmosphere, does not support combustion.
You can't express that reaction because there isn't one: as CO2 is a well-known fire extinguishing agent, if you put a burning splint in CO2 the splint will go out. And the reason it will go out is CO2 displaces oxygen, which splints need to burn.