Question
In Priestley's experiment, what happened to the candle flame in the first experiment in which it was the only thing enclosed in the container?(1 point)
Responses
It burned brighter
It burned brighter
It went out (extinguished)
It went out (extinguished)
It exploded
It exploded
It changed color
Responses
It burned brighter
It burned brighter
It went out (extinguished)
It went out (extinguished)
It exploded
It exploded
It changed color
Answers
GPT-4o mini
In Priestley's experiment, the candle flame went out (extinguished) when it was the only thing enclosed in the container. This demonstrated that the flame requires a certain substance (what we now know as oxygen) to continue burning.