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What component of air does not support burning?
Nitrogen
What gas may cause suffocation in a closed room where material is burning?
Carbon dioxide
What do plants and animals consume for respiration?
Oxygen
What harmful components are produced by burning fuel?
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Why is it advisable not to burn dry leaves and discarded remains of crops?
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What did people think about air until the eighteenth century?
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What did experiments prove about air in the eighteenth century?
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What is the importance of water vapour in air?
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What happened to the candle covered with a glass tumbler in the experiment?
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What component of air, which supports burning, is known as?
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What is air considered to be a mixture of?
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What is the significance of the presence of water vapour in air?
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What is the reason behind the candle covered with a glass tumbler getting extinguished?
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What do experiments in the eighteenth century prove about air?
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What is the component of air that supports burning and is known as?
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What is the major component of air that does not support burning?
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What gas may cause suffocation in a closed room where material is burning?
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Why is it advisable not to burn dry leaves and discarded remains of crops?
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What harmful components are produced by burning fuel?
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What is the purpose of the long chimneys in factories?
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