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A candle will burn faster at room temp. Candels burn by means of the wick effect. The energy from the flam heats the wax beneath the wick ( by way of convection threw the wick and by luminescent radiation , causing it to melt then asend threw the wick, ( eventually having enough heat to evaporate buy the time it reaches the top of the wick) It then burns as a vapor when mixed with oxgene much like gasoline, the melting and vaporisation points vary depending on the type of wax used, but ultimitly the warmer the candel to begin with the faster it will burn.
PS, I am sorry if my grammer isn't very good.....I am french :) PPS. I am not a scientist, just a scientist in training... AND a Pyro, so i base on both science and personal experience
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agothey burn faster in cold temperatures. this is because there is more oxygen in cold air, which makes the candle burn faster.
If you put it next to a big fire it will burn way faster so if the room is really freaking hot it will burn way fast proving this guy mostly wrong!
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∙ 12y agobecause the fire is atreacted to the cold candle so it burns faster
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∙ 12y agoThe factors are usually the size of the wick and the type of wax, but more so it usually depends on the size of the wick on how fast the candle will burn.
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∙ 12y agoBecause the want to.....lol
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Do all candles burn at the same rate?
Candles do not burn at a constant rate at all. There are hundreds of different kinds of candles. Some burn quickly and some burn slowly so there is no way of really finding a constant rate.
Do white candles burn faster than colored ones?
The rate at which a candle burns is dependent on the size and composition of the wick, and the thickness, composition, and melting / vaporization rate of the candle wax. The composition of the candle is far more important to the burn rate than the color.
What are the real world uses of melting wax?
One instance of a practical application of melting wax is in candles. Candles have a wick that does not burn, but rather allows the wax to be sucked up the length of the wick and vaporized, and it is the wax vapor that burns when we see a candle. If wax did not melt, it would not be able to be drawn up the wick in candles, and there would have to be a different design or different material used for all types of candle. Another interesting application could be in coffee cups. Wax absorbs a certain amount of heat when it melts, so if a layer of wax were held between two layers of a coffee cup, it could ideally melt and bring the coffee down to some ideal temperature fairly quickly. Because it is only some certain amount of wax that is being melted, it would then level off at this desired temperature and not cool the beverage too much. There are certainly more real world applications for melting wax, and it just takes a bit of imagination to discover them.
Burning coal usually produces more soot than burning natural gas or petroleum products because coal?
Basically, it is extremely difficult to get solids to burn. It is even somewhat difficult to get liquids to burn! Gasses burn. Heat turns liquids or solids to gasses and then they burn. In a car engine, fuel injectors turn the gasoline into a fine spray which quickly evaporates into a gas. It then burns. Coal does not burn. A fire heats coal. Then coal gives off gasses. The gasses burn. Then the coal gets hotter. As the coal gets hotter, some of the carbon in the coal turns to gaseous carbon, some of the carbon does not, those flakes of carbon become soot. The carbon gas burns. Some stuff simply is left.
What part do wildfires play in the forest life cycle?
Well, this may not be right, but I'm pretty sure it is. When wildfires burn, they burn down trees, cutting off the food source for some animals. Then humans plant more trees and the cycle begins again.
Do all candles burn at the same rate?
Candles do not burn at a constant rate at all. There are hundreds of different kinds of candles. Some burn quickly and some burn slowly so there is no way of really finding a constant rate.
What experiment can you use to prove if colored candles burn the fastest?
burn some candles and time it...lol!
What are some Hanukkah CANDLES?
any candles can be hanukkah candles, as long as they fit in the Chanukiah (Hanukkah menorah) and burn at least 1/2 hour.
Why are some candles referred to as votives?
Votive candles are placed, and allowed to burn, in sacred places as part of religious rituals.
What are some reasons candles burn unevenly?
Usually a slight draught from one side.
What is the conclusion for do white candles burn at a different rate then colored candles?
White canldes will probably burn at a different rate than colored candles for the simple reason that in order to get different colors, candles will have different compositions - you have to put different dyes (or other color source) into candles to make some of them green, some of them blue, some of them orange, etc. etc. etc. With that said, most of the time if all you have done is add a little bit of color to the wax, it won't affect the burn rate very much. Also keep in mind that even if you do change the burn rate, you would have to know what you used to make the color in order to determine if the burn rate increased or decreased. Burn rate depends on composition. Color depends on composition. Burn rate is only indirectly related to color.
What should you do with used menorah candles?
Candles on a menorah are never to be blown out, we're required to let them burn down completely. If for some reason one has to blow out the candles, they cannot be re-used, at least not for ritual purpose and not in a menorah.Answer:The above answer is completely mistaken. The candles may be blown out after they've been lit for one-half hour. And their remainder may be lit the following night if they're big enough to burn for at least one-half hour. (Source: Code of Jewish Law.)
Did Muslims burn down house?
in some point in time some muslim probaly did burn a house down.
Can Hanukkah candles be reused or do they have to burn all the way down?
They should be allowed to burn for at least one-half hour during and/or after twilight. What is left after that may be extinguished and reused. Some halakhic (Torah-law) authorities prefer putting new candles (or oil wicks) each night. Others write that reusing the used ones has an advantage in that they're easier to light.
Why do some candels burn longer than others?
Because of different kinds of waxes they use to make the different candles.
Why does Yankee candles burn longer than other candles?
Because every company has different ingredients. Some companies might use a different type of wax. It just depends on the ingredients... Nothing special..
What candle burns longer a blue candle or green candle?
The colour would not make any difference to the speed at which they burn. It's at least theoretically possible that a candle company might choose to color-code candles for some specific purpose (for example: candles intended as chafing dish warmers, or something) based on burn time, but for regular decorative candles the color is irrelevant.
