A candle will burn only if oxygen is present. Will a candle burn twice as long in an inverted liter jar as it will in an inverted half-liter jar? Try it and see.

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A candle will burn only if oxygen is present. Will a candle burn twice as long in an inverted liter jar as it will in an inverted half-liter jar? Try it and see.

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