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What is the chemical change when a candle is alight?
Burning of the wick or candle material, thermal dissociation of candle material.
How did Joseph Priestly relight the candle in his experiment?
He relit the candle with a converging lense or magnifying glass. If the light is directed on the wick of the candle it will relight.
What is the role of a wick in a candle?
This falls under a dangerous category. One that should not be answered here to avoid injuries. Contact a fireworks factory and they may tell you. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As a number of 'science experiments' have caused permanent and serious injury to those who started out just playing MOST countries ban the making of fireworks except by those people who make a living in making new and exciting pyrotechnics. For safety reasons even making a wick for fireworks involves using materials that cause injury to the just playing.
Why cant a candle last forever?
Because a candle is made of wax and the fire which is on the wax melts it making it smaller and smaller until it disappears. The same occurs to the wick (the bit that actually burns) The candle contains a flamable liquid, normally an oil which soaks in to teh wick and then is burned off
What sustains the flame of a candle?
The liquid wax. Once the candle melts the wax around the wick, it draws it up through the cloth wick in order to fuel the flame. Oxygen is also required for the candle to burn, but it is not the fires fuel source.
Where does a wick come from from a candle?
A candle wick is a thin string down the centre of the candle.
Why does a candle have a wick?
A candle has a wick because without one the lit candle would not burn.
Is a candle wick nessary?
Yes a candle wick is necessary to get the candle flame. The molten wax ascends the wick by capillary force and burns to create the flame.
What is a middle of a candle called?
The wick is the central part of a candle. Without a wick, a candle is just a wax stick.
What kind of wick does a trick candle have?
A trick candle has a trick wick of the trickiest kind.
What are parts of a candle?
Candle wax and a wick
What is the candle brand that burns the fastest?
The 'wick' not the wax is what makes one candle burn faster than the other. Most people want long lasting wicks for their candles so get a good quality one if you are making candles. If you are buying candles cheap ones are OK if you burn a fair amount of them. If you want a candle that is fairly large and want it to last so you can relight it then buy a good candle with a good wick. You can tell if the wick is good if it's not frayed at the top and the wick is tightly woven.
What candle has the thickest wick?
The size of the wick isn't just down to the candle, it's also the manufacturing company that decides how big a wick should be.
What is the white string on top of a candle called?
a wick A wick.
What part of a candle is lit?
a wick
What is vdara?
they make candle wick out of it
What is the tip of a candle called?
The wick.
