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Explain why, when a burning candle is covered with an inverted gas jar, the candle gets extinguished after some time.

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Burning of a candle needs continuous supply of oxygen present in the air.

By covering the candle with a jar,the supply of oxygen gets cut and as there is only limited quantity of oxygen left the candle burns for a moment then goes off completely.

Since there is no oxygen left in

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