what would happen if you submerged a lit match in melted wax?

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what would happen if you submerged a lit match in melted wax?

2007-01-28 12:19:56 · 5 answers · asked by stlouiscards8 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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It will go out. You must have O2 to support combustion.

Also, it is not the lquid wax that burns, but vapors that come off of the melted wax due to its volatility. A match in the wax does nothing.

2007-01-28 12:24:50 · answer #1 · answered by reb1240 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

it would go out due to lack of oxygen. fire must have air to burn and air is not found in melted wax, at least not enough to fuel a match.

2007-01-28 20:31:31 · answer #2 · answered by iggins 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Out out brief match.

2007-01-28 20:28:13 · answer #3 · answered by robert m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Nothing-the match would go out.

2007-01-28 20:26:04 · answer #4 · answered by C C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

it would go out.

2007-01-28 20:28:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋