Question

In Priestley's second experiment in which both a plant and the candle were enclosed in the container, what occurred?(1 point) Responses It exploded It exploded The flame persisted longer than the original experiment The flame persisted longer than the original experiment It changed color It changed color The candle was extinguished immediately

Answer 1

In Priestley's second experiment, where both a plant and a candle were enclosed in a container, the flame persisted longer than in the original experiment. This indicated that the presence of the plant produced a substance that supported combustion, which was later understood to be oxygen.