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Fire needs oxygen to burn and when the tumbler covers the fire it uses up all the oxygen in the little space quickly and is extinguished.

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Q: Why does a burning candle get extinguished when covered with a tumbler?
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What are facts about candle making?

Candle making facts are people enjoy the process of personalizing the candle. You must be neat about it. And there is a certain way to place the wick for best burning.


How fast does a candle burn?

It depends on what kind of wax that the candle is made out of


How do you make old candles look new?

Select a product (a candle you want to repair).Plug the candle warmer in the socket and turn it on.Place the candle in a jar if not all ready in one.Place candle on the candle warmer hot plate.Allow time for the old candle to completely melt.Once the candle has melted dip the new wick into the melted wax.Allow to dry.Dip again..Allow to dryMake sure, the wick is well coated.Place the wick into the empty jar.Pour the wax from its jar to the jar that contains the wick.Take old wick out of old jar.Allow to dry and harden.If the candle does not look like a sufficient amount fell free to wait until you have another candle melt it and pour the melted wax on to of the newly create candle from step 15. Once you feel the candle has meet its potential to be new place it in a safe area.Take a lighter and light the candle.Enjoy its fragrance.


Who painted the candle vendors?

Angelito Antonio Postcard


How do you make a candle tower?

To make a candle tower (if think you mean candle tower as a melted wax tower), it's actually really simple. First, you're going to want a baseboard (I have a cut sheet of plywood as mine) that you wouldn't mind getting a little dirty. As a strong note, this project gets messy over a large area when the wax splatters. Next, you're going to want to get a base to hold the candle (eg. candlestick, old glass bottle, something of that sort). Then you're going to want to get taper candles (any color or height) to stick in the candle stick. Then light the candle! Once the candle has burned down, stick the next one in. From there all you have to do is keep burning more and more candles to your heart's content. Hope that helped! P.S. Watch for overly hot and humid days. Wax does melt when the temperature gets over 95, things will start leaning.

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When a candle is put under a tumbler why its flame goes after some times?

When a candle is put under a tumbler , the flame goes after somtimes . This is all because all the oxygen present in the tumbler has been used for burning.


Why is a burning candle extinguished by a fire extinguisher?

Like any other fire, a burning candle requires fuel, heat, oxygen and a chemical reaction. If you use a fire extinguisher, it typically removes the heat or oxygen from the process, thus stopping the fire.


What will happen if a candle is placed in a basin of water covered with a cup?

If burning, the candle will use up all the oxygen and go out.


What is the identity of the smoke that is released when a candle is extinguished?

The smoke that is released when a candle is extinguished is white and is a liquid or solid wax. It is produced from the condensation of the wax vapors.


Why did the smoke from the extinguished candle reignite the candle?

because, when the wax is lit it burns off as a vapor, when the candle was extinguished the wax vapor was still in the air, and the wax acts as fuel for the flame of a candle, so the flame combusted and lit the vapor, leading back to the candle wick.


When you place a glass rod over a burning candle it gets black what change happens to the glass rod as the candle burns?

Unless the glass rod is heated to very high temperatures, nothing will happen except that it will be covered soot from the incomplete burning of the candle.


How can show that air support burning?

If you put an enclosed container over a candle, after a few minutes or seconds, the flame will go out. This is because when the candle burns, it releases carbon. The air around the candle contains oxygen. The carbon and oxygen combine forming carbon dioxide. When there is no more oxygen to combine with, the flame goes out.


Why does a candle extinguish itself after being covered with a glass?

The burning flame on a candle needs three things to continue burning: 1) fuel, which it gets from the wick 2) heat, which comes from lighting the candle 3) oxygen Without any one or more of these three things, the candle will no longer continue to burn. In the case where a candle is covered with a glass, the candle quickly uses up the oxygen inside the glass. once all of the oxygen is gone, the flame will burn out.


What happens when a glowing candle is covered with small jar?

it stops burning. This is b'coz there is only a small amount of oxygen in the air inside the jar, so it gradually gets used up, so the candle stops burning


When a candle is burning what are the products burning?

the products of a burning candle are water vapor and carbon dioxide


What is burning candle it is physically Chang or chamically?

Burning a candle is a chemical change, as is burning anything.


Why is melting of covered candle a physical change while burning of a candle wick a chemical change?

This is because a candle will change its whole form and stay that way, which is a physical outer change. And a candle wick only burns, it doesn't change it's appearance.