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How do candles work?

When you hold a match over the wick, a small amount of wax melts then burns starting a cycle. The candle flame melts solid wax into a liquid, and the liquid is absorbed into the wick and burns. Candles are essentially a modernized lantern relying on solid fuel instead of oil.


What is when a candle burns and liquid wax is forming?

When a candle burns, the heat melts the wax, which then becomes liquid and flows down the sides of the candle. This process is called wax pooling. The liquid wax provides fuel for the flame to continue burning.


What colour of flame does sodium chloride produce when heated?

Sodium chloride does not produce a flame when heated. It simply melts into a liquid state and eventually vaporizes.


What changes do you see when a candle burns?

When a candle burns, the wax at the top of the candle melts and turns into liquid, which is then drawn up the wick by capillary action. This liquid wax vaporizes and mixes with oxygen in the air, producing a flame. The heat from the flame melts more wax, sustaining the process and allowing the candle to continue burning.


What element is a metal that easily melts and burns with a yellow flame?

A fellow flame is produced when sodium is burned as a single element. Sodium as a compound :, baking soda, washing soda, and table salt also burns yellow .


What happens to a candle when it's lit?

When a candle is lit, the heat from the flame melts the wax near the wick, turning it into liquid. This liquid wax is drawn up the wick by capillary action, where it vaporizes and burns in the flame. The heat and light produced by the burning wax sustains the flame until the wax is consumed.


How does a candle get smaller and smaller?

The flame burns the wax which melts smaller and smaller. Therefore the candle melts 'til there is nothing left.


How does the state of matter of wax in a candle change when the candle is lit an need an answer?

When a candle is lit, the wax melts into a liquid state due to the heat from the flame. The liquid wax is then drawn up the wick through capillary action and vaporizes into a gas, which is what burns to produce the flame.


What is the change of state in a lit candle?

The change of state in a lit candle is from solid (wax) to liquid (molten wax) to gas (vaporized wax) as the heat from the flame melts the wax and turns it into vapor that burns, releasing heat and light.


What is the liquid around the bottom of a wick on a candle?

The liquid around the bottom of a wick on a candle is melted wax. As the candle burns, the heat melts the wax, allowing it to be drawn up the wick and vaporized to fuel the flame.


What burns on a candle the wick or the wax?

the wick Burns but it produces heat that melts the wax


What happens to a candle when it melts?

When a candle melts, the heat from the flame causes the wax to melt into a liquid state. This liquid wax is then drawn up the wick via capillary action and vaporizes, creating a fuel for the flame to continue burning.