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An inverted glass jar is placed over a burning candle. After a while, the candle is removed and the inverted glass jar is placed in a trough of water. What do you obseve and justify your observations.

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Burning of candle produces `CO_2` and water. When the cylinder containing `CO_2` is inverted into water, `CO_2` dissolves in water and as a result the water level slightly rises in the glass jar. Thus, it indicates that `CO_2` is soluble in water. 3
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