A student placed a short candle and a slightly taller candle in a small dish filled with baking soda as
shown in the figure. The child then lights both the candles and poured vinegar into the dish of baking
soda.
Baking Soda +
Vinegar
(a) What happens to the candles? Why? In what order?
(b) Mention one precaution the student needs to follow while pouring the vinegar into the dish of
baking soda.