2006-08-11 01:42:23 · 8 answers · asked by Shahid 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Not weight reduction due to wax being used ... but as if the candle is burning but frozen in time.
2006-08-11 01:52:49 · update #1
No, if anything theoretically it should make it lighter as hot air, which is created by the flame is lighter than normal temperature air and goes up, like "hot air balloons" do.
2006-08-11 01:59:10 · answer #1 · answered by koukouvayia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sort of question could get on your wick!
No, as the flame is extracting material from the body of the candle and may eventually reduce its' weight to zero.
Incidentally, Wick is a very pleasant place to visit in the north of Scotland
2006-08-11 08:52:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
flame is superheated = hot = less dense = floats above air = reduces weight of candle. and as wax gets burned, more is used, reducing size of candle
2006-08-11 08:45:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is heavier. The simple equation in dynamic physics proves this MC2-56thj=5675-tfg +6
So that was easy. No need to think about it anymore. Works the same way in helium balloons. Thats why they fly.
2006-08-11 09:09:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
interesting -- never thought about it.
i imagine that the amount of wax/fuel the flame is burning would equal or be more than the "weight" of the flame, if there is any.
2006-08-11 08:46:26 · answer #5 · answered by alter_tygo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It is a chemical reaction giving off heat (oxydation).
2006-08-11 08:48:00 · answer #6 · answered by helixburger 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
matter can be neither created or destroyed only changed to a different form
2006-08-11 08:47:10 · answer #7 · answered by kay81363 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
suppose that dpnds on th size of the wick
2006-08-11 08:44:53 · answer #8 · answered by Homer Baby 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋