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Explain why, when a burning candle is covered with an inverted gas jar, the candle gets extinguished after sometime.
When a burning candle is covered with an inverted gas jar, the oxygen supply gets cut off. Oxygen is necessary for combustion to take place. It is a supporter of combustion. Hence the candle gets extinguished after sometime.
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