Melted/Melting.
Candles are made by dipping a wax string in melted candle wax repetitively.
melted wax dummy!
In an unlit candle, the qualitative observations would be its solid wax structure, the presence of a wick, and the lack of a flame or melted wax.
First the wick is lighted; after this the wax is melted, vaporized and burned.
The candle wax melted with the application of heat, as this happened the wax particles ceased to have restricted movement and began to move freely.
Yes, scrape the wax off gently. If the wax was so hot that it melted the Formica, then you can't clear up the mess much.
Candles are made up of different things. Wax candles are usually made of 1: wax 2: a wick 3: colours 4: scent, natural or chemically derived.
Heat from the flame melts the wax in the wick. As the melted wax vapourises, and is burnt, it is replaced by more melted wax travelling up the wick by capilliary action. As long as the flame remains, the process simply continues.
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You place a piece of news paper over the melted wax and then press a warm clothing iron over the paper as if you were ironing a shirt. The wax will stick to the news paper and won't ruin the lamination on the wood floor.
The candle wax is an insulator.