A trick candle has a trick wick of the trickiest kind.
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.
The wick is the central part of a candle. Without a wick, a candle is just a wax stick.
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.
They contain a small wire that burns very hot. When you blow out the candle, the wire is hot enough to re-ignite the wick.
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That depends on what kind of candle. For traditional wax candles, it depends on what the wax is made from, as well as what the wick is made of, but generally speaking, what is formed when you burn these types of candles is CO2, as well as any impurities in the candle's wick, and whatever burns off from the candle's wax.Believe it or not, candle wax isn't just there to hold the wick up. It's actually a major factor in the burning of the candle, as when it melts, the flame on the wick causes it to vaporize and burn, thus, whatever the wax is made from, whatever you get from a combustion reaction with oxygen and that substance, that's the rest of the product.
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