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The main component of air is oxygen.

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Which of the following is not a pollutant?
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A metal compound A reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid to produce effervescence. The gas evolved extinguishes a burning candle.

Name the gas that extinguishes the burning candle.

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Why do plants need nitrogen?
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Which component of air acts as a supporter of combustion?
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Which gas in the atmosphere is essential for respiration?
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Explain why a burning candle stops burning after some time when covered with an inverted gas jar.

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Which of the following is necessary for burning things?
Argon, Carbon dioxide, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Helium
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Explain why, if the clothes of a person catch fire accidently, he is covered with a woollen blanket. Give reason for your answer.
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The air that we breathe in is rich in carbon dioxide.
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Name the two main gases present in the air.
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How will you show that air (or oxygen) is necessary for burning?
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Name the major component of the air
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What is the importance of water vapour in the air?
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Which gas is given to the patients having breathing problems?
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Plants use carbon dioxide from the air for photosynthesis. How is the carbon dioxide in the air (or atmosphere) replaced?
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When it rains heavily, it is easy to find earthworms in the garden. Why?
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Apart from nitrogen and oxygen, name two other gases present in the air.
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Name the component of air which condenses on a cold surface to form drops of a liquid. What is this liquid?
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Which gas is needed for fire to burn?

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Study the picture and answer the questions.

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(i) Will the flame of the candle go out at once? Why or why not?

(ii) Will the water start boiling after some time? Why or why not?

(iii) Will the candle flame go out after some time? Why or why not?

(iv) If you hold the inverted glass jar so that it covers the candle flame but its rim is above the water level, what will happen?