a wick A wick.
A candle wick is a thin string down the centre of the candle.
A candle has a wick because without one the lit candle would not burn.
"A wood wick candle has a wick that is made of wood, whereas the wick in a regular candle is made from a piece of braided string. The wood wick is meant to give the sound of crackling wood."
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.
The wax that is burnt off for light or decoration of a candle
They are both Consumed in the process called Combustion.
The wick is the central part of a candle. Without a wick, a candle is just a wax stick.
The wick.
Burning a candle is the process in which the wick is burnt. The wax is there to make the wick burn slower in order to let the candle burn for longer. Melting wax is part of the process but not burning the candle itself.
a wick A wick.
A candle wick is a thin string down the centre of the candle.
A candle has a wick because without one the lit candle would not burn.
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.
A trick candle has a trick wick of the trickiest kind.
Candle wax and a 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.