It goes through a physical change, because there is no mixing it with something to create a new substance. You could use melted wax just as you did before it melted, if you wanted to.
When a solid is heated its particles melts and change into liquid
No, it becomes a liquid when it melts.
When wax melts, the forces between its particles, primarily van der Waals forces, weaken as the temperature increases. This weakening allows the particles to move more freely, transitioning from a solid structure to a liquid state. As a result, the wax becomes less rigid and more fluid, enabling it to flow and take the shape of its container.
Paraffin wax
Wax typically changes to a transparent or translucent state when heated. The color may vary depending on the type of wax, but it generally becomes more clear or see-through as it melts.
When a solid is heated its particles melts and change into liquid
When the wax melts
When a solid is heated its particles melts and change into liquid
Melting candle wax is a chemical change. Why? Because when you cook or burn candle wax it melts so it is a chemical change.
No, it becomes a liquid when it melts.
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.
When a solid is heated its particles melts and change into liquid
The wax melts
The wax melts, it can solidify into a solid again.
Ice melts into water, wax melts into liquid, and metal expands when heated.
Wax melts in a fire because it has a low melting point. When exposed to heat, the wax undergoes a phase change from solid to liquid form. Once melted, the wax can then be used to produce light and heat.
The solid wax of the candle melts, and eventually vapourises, then burns and becomes a gas.