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Air does not relight a glowing splint because the glowing splint consumes the available oxygen in the air during the initial combustion process. Once the oxygen is depleted, the combustion reaction cannot continue, and the splint cannot reignite. This phenomenon is often used as a test for the presence of oxygen in a given environment, as oxygen is necessary for combustion to occur.

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