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What makes a candle relight?

When the flame is blown out, the hot embers from the wick ignite the magnesium powder, producing tiny sparks. This, in turn, ignites the vaporized paraffin hydrocarbons, which relights the wick.

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Can you relight a candle from the smoke?

You can relight a candle without touching the flame.

You can also ask why do you put a glass of water next to a candle?

The burning candle heats the air above it, including the air that goes into the glass. As it does so, the air in the glass cools, and as it cools, the air pressure in the glass falls below atmospheric pressure. Water is drawn into the glass until the pressure is equalised. What happened to the flame after some time based on experiment how the candle was killed? Observations: After some time, the candle dims and goes out. Just before the candle dies, the water level rises to almost 1/10 th of pitcher height. This cancels the depletion of the oxygen temporarily and the water level stays down. When the oxygen is depleted, the candle goes out and the air cools.

Regarding this, why do flames dance?

It is the heat from the flame randomly heating air around it and even resonating with it to make it shiver. This is turbulence and heat is the driving force. The Flame is dancing to it's self created turbulence. How tall should a candle flame be?

Why does a candle relight without touching the wick?

The wax is melted by the heat of the flame. A stream of white smoke can be seen after a candle goes out. The candle will catch fire again if you hold a match into the smoke.

What happens if you accidentally smoke candle wax?

The harmful effects of candle smoke included lung inflammation and toxicity, arteriosclerosis, and ageing effects on chromosomes in the lungs and spleen. Ultimately, this all leads to an increase in particulate air pollution (specifically, indoor air pollution).

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