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What happens to the carbon when the candle burns?

When a candle burns, the carbon in the wax combines with oxygen in the air to form carbon dioxide gas. This process releases heat and light, which is why the candle produces a flame.


How does oxygen affect how long a candle burns for?

Oxygen is necessary for combustion to take place. When a candle burns, it reacts with oxygen in the air to produce a flame. Increasing the oxygen supply will result in a hotter and more efficient burn, causing the candle to burn more quickly. Conversely, reducing the oxygen supply will cause the flame to burn more slowly or even extinguish.


What Burns longer a white candle or black candle?

The color of a candle does not affect its burn time. The burn time of a candle is determined by its size, wax type, and wick quality.


When a candle burns wax undergoes a combustion reaction would a candle burn longer in the open or when covered with an inverted glass jar?

The candle burning in the open will burn longer, because it has easy access to oxygen to sustain the reaction. The flame of the candle burning under the jar will go out quickly, since it will use up its available oxygen faster than the oxygen can be replenished. Even if the jar is open at the bottom, the heat, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide produced by the flame will prevent sufficient oxygen from getting to the flame to feed it.


Why would a candle burn longer in the open other than in a glass jar?

If the glass jar is sealed, there is a limited amount of oxygen within it. Fire uses oxygen to stay alive. Once it uses up the limited amount of oxygen in the glass jar, it can no longer sustain flame. However, in the open, there is a theoretically unlimited amount of oxygen.

Related Questions

Why do you think that candle with plant would burn for a longer time?

Candle burns oxygen. Plant produces oxygen from Carbon Dioxide. plant produces oxygen, which is burned by candle. Candle lasts longer because more oxygen is present


What does the wax of a candle react with when it burns?

Oxygen.


Is the reason a colored candle burns longer because of the dyes in the darker candle?

no


How does oxygen Affect how fast a candle will burn?

when a candle burns, the wax is reacting with oxygen in the air to give out heat and light. If you give the candle more oxygen then it will burn brighter, but it will burn out more quickly. It all depends whether the candle has a high or low concentration of oxygen. The main reason why the candle burns brighter is because there is a better chance that the oxygen will bump into the wax on the wick. when a candle burns, the wax is reacting with oxygen in the air to give out heat and light. If you give the candle more oxygen then it will burn brighter, but it will burn out more quickly. It all depends whether the candle has a high or low concentration of oxygen. The main reason why the candle burns brighter is because there is a better chance that the oxygen will bump into the wax on the wick.


Why does the candle extends?

because it burns the oxygen and turns it to co2


What chemicals react when a candle burns?

The candle burn is an oxydation reaction; organic compounds are burned with oxygen.


When a candle burns what compounds are combine with oxygen?

Carbon is combined with oxygen forming carbon dioxide.


What happens to the carbon when the candle burns?

When a candle burns, the carbon in the wax combines with oxygen in the air to form carbon dioxide gas. This process releases heat and light, which is why the candle produces a flame.


Which is to burn longer a tallow candle or a wax candle?

If you freeze the candle, before using it, it will burn for a longer period of time. ANSWER Beeswax burns very quickly.


Why would a candle use too much air?

It burns the oxygen. r


How does oxygen affect how long a candle burns for?

Oxygen is necessary for combustion to take place. When a candle burns, it reacts with oxygen in the air to produce a flame. Increasing the oxygen supply will result in a hotter and more efficient burn, causing the candle to burn more quickly. Conversely, reducing the oxygen supply will cause the flame to burn more slowly or even extinguish.


What gets longer the shorter it gets?

A candle. As it burns, it gets shorter in length but longer in wax height.