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Where does all this wax disappear when candles burn?
I remember when I was a kid, candles used to drip like crazy. As the wick burned, the candlewax melted and dripped down onto the plate. Now, every time I burn candles in my house, they just burn till the end and by the end there is nothing left. Where does all that candle material go? Is it all somehow evaporated and floating in the air? Is it getting deposited somewhere? (on my furniture, clothes, walls?).
3 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavourite answer
It is just burned! It turns in to a gas and goes into the air...
No, you don't have to worry about it getting on your stuff, it's not bad!
- Anonymous1 decade ago
as the candle burns it gives of CO2, which goes into the air , most hydrocarbons do the same, why no drip, you have to match the wick size with the candle size, Diameters, also releases soot or carbon
Source(s): chemist - Anonymous1 decade ago
another name for wax is parafin or alkane. Alkanes are organic compounds (hydrocarbons) with formula CnH2n+2. They burn in the presence of oxygen forming CO2 and water as in the next example: C10H22 + O2 --> 10CO2 + 11H2O
In summary, your candles are floating in the air!!