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Why do yellow candles burn faster?

Updated: 9/13/2023
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Perhaps the yellow candle contains hydrocarbons with a smaller carbon backbone. The smaller the carbon backbone, the faster the molecule (and hotter) will burn. Methane, Ethane, Propane, Butane.... Octane, Ethane (used in creation of ethanol) burn hotter than octane, but are all used for fuel. The larger (longer) the carbon backbone, the less volitile the hydrocarbon. See Web Links See the Web Links for "Wikipedia: List or inorganic compounds" to the bottom for the answer. Any chemical compound without a carbon is an inorganic compound.

In general, a compound that contains a carbon atom is an "organic" compound. There are exceptions: oxides of carbon like carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide; salts of carbon, like cyanide, cyanate, and thiocyante. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inorganic_compounds_by_element for a detailed listing inorganic compounds by element.

A few examples of common inorganic compounds:

Carbon Dioxide, CO2

Hydrogen Chloride, HCl (when dissolved in water becomes Hydrochloric acid, aka stomach acid) Sulphuric acid, H2SO4

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