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A candle is a light source usually consisting of an internal wick which rises through the center of a column of solid fuel. Prior to the mid 19th century, the majority of candles were tallow (a byproduct of beef fat rendering). The fuel now is nearly always some form of wax, with paraffin wax being the most common. Soy and vegetable-based candles are also available, however.
Prior to the candle being ignited, the wick is saturated with the fuel in its solid form. The heat of the match or other flame being used to light the candle first melts and then vaporizes a small amount of the fuel. Once vaporized, the fuel combines with oxygen in the atmosphere to form a flame. This flame then provides sufficient heat to keep the candle burning via a self-sustaining chain of events: the heat of the flame melts the top of the mass of solid fuel, the liquified fuel then moves upward through the wick via capillary action, and the liquified fuel is then vaporized to burn within the candle's flame.
The burning of the fuel takes place in several distinct regions (as evidenced by the various colors that can be seen within the candle's flame). Within the bluer, hotter regions, hydrogen is being separated from the fuel and burned to form water vapor. The brighter, yellower part of the flame is the remaining carbon soot being oxidized to form carbon dioxide.
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RT @LALupusLady: another night of Hanukkah candles, latkes, dreidels and football - yay!-AWW HAPPY HANUKKAH @LALupusLady! :o)
stylemefamous (christine brooks) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:03:53 -0000
RT @LALupusLady: another night of Hanukkah candles, latkes, dreidels and football - yay!-AWW HAPPY HANUKKAH @LALupusLady! :o)
@AlexAllTimeLow Don't forget to make a wish before you blow out the candles!
RachaelLeanna (Rachael) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:03:28 -0000
@AlexAllTimeLow Don't forget to make a wish before you blow out the candles!
FAIL: 5 stores, ZERO Hanukkah candles (but miles of isles of holiday stuff) booo... (so what's the deal @krogerco & @walgreens of Durham?)
iAmJulie (Julie Frye Sanders) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:03:27 -0000
FAIL: 5 stores, ZERO Hanukkah candles (but miles of isles of holiday stuff) booo... (so what's the deal @krogerco & @walgreens of Durham?)
16 Candles? RT @bellie7 @Tigris_Eden "Happy birthday, Samantha. Make a wish." "Well, it already came true." (I cry at this scene every time)
trelaina (Stacy ~) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:02:47 -0000
16 Candles? RT @bellie7 @Tigris_Eden "Happy birthday, Samantha. Make a wish." "Well, it already came true." (I cry at this scene every time)
#nowplaying Hey Monday - Candles (aaamo essa música! reviciei em HM *-*)
vih_cious (Vicky Vicious) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:02:37 -0000
#nowplaying Hey Monday - Candles (aaamo essa música! reviciei em HM *-*)
Happy Birthday to our very own @RoyKaufmann; blowing out candles w/daughter Hannah: http://twitpic.com/tk175
MayorSamAdams (Mayor Sam Adams) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:02:31 -0000
Happy Birthday to our very own @RoyKaufmann; blowing out candles w/daughter Hannah: http://twitpic.com/tk175
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