willpure oxygen burn and continue to burn from a constant stream of sparks?

Subject: willpure oxygen burn and continue to burn from a constant stream of sparks?

Date: Sat Sep 23 17:26:22 2000
Posted by Colin Lacy
Grade level: 10-12 School: Bethlehem Central High School
City: Delmar State/Province: New York Country: USA
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 969744382.Ch

Message:


In a ventilated canister full of pure oxygen, a spark plug is incerted.  I 
want to know if the spark will burn away at all the oxygen as more comes 
in, and the waste leaves, will the electricity continue to burn the oxygen 
that enters the canister?  The spark plug will be continuously firing, and 
the is no other substance in the casnister than pure oxygen.

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