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because its not in solid state or liquid state -it is in plasma state of matter and it's turnig all the solid or liquid fuel into gaseous state.

2007-02-13 22:52:24 · answer #1 · answered by @! 3 · 0 2

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.

2007-02-13 22:47:35 · answer #2 · answered by Dell Spooner 1 · 4 1

All things do not fall down if sufficient force to overcome gravity is supplied. Can massless things 'fall' due to gravity? Is 'flame' an object with a mass? or is it a name given to an area where 'something' burns producing heat & light? Think for yourself!

2007-02-17 02:39:27 · answer #3 · answered by Govinda 3 · 0 0

nicely, you'd be stunned to understand that it truly is gravity which shapes the flame in the international! examine on... The flame's growing to be structure is through convection. the nice and cozy gases are a lot less dense than the air round it and so that they upward thrust. that is why in case you position you resign a candle it feels hotter than putting your palms area-thoughts to the candle. The cooler (and denser) air drops (through gravity) to change the nice and cozy gases, and this forces the flame to save in a spear structure. you should be conscious that blowing softly on a flame will reason the shape to regulate, because you disrupted this air-pass! Burning flames in microgravity (which incorporates in an section commute) has shown that flames grow to be round, because the decreased gravity impacts the convection kinds. through the way I ought to upload that lots of the solutions are meaningless. 'authentic understanding is to understand the quantity of one's lack of expertise' Confucius

2016-11-28 00:16:54 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

Due to anti-gravity, as there are things which falls down due to gravity e.g. matter or body, similarly there are things which moves upward, e.g gas or soul. Depends upon the nature of the substance fallen into the category of gravity or push. Due to gravity our body lives and due to push we die and our soul flies, if you somehow able to use the abilities of anti-gravity or push you can taste the same experience as may feel at the time of death.

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2007-02-13 23:03:23 · answer #5 · answered by Perceptionzzz 2 · 0 1

A flame is composed of no. of hot gases having low molecular mass.Moreover it doesn't consist of any matter on which gravitational force works. Thus,flame of candle goes upward.

2007-02-13 23:02:02 · answer #6 · answered by THINK TANK 3 · 0 1

The flame goes upwards because of gravity also. The heated air is less dense than the air around it and rises like a balloon full of helium which is less dense than the air around it.

2007-02-13 22:46:20 · answer #7 · answered by Gene 7 · 8 0

it's like a seesaw

oxygen O2 (and other heavy gases) falls down due to gravity and that pushes the elements and molecules (that result from the combustion reaction of the flame) with less mass up.

2007-02-13 22:49:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

candle flame is made up of unburnt carbon particles in gaseous form which are lighter than air so it moves upwards rather than go down

2007-02-14 01:28:37 · answer #9 · answered by Happy 1 · 0 1

Basically, because a flame is increasing its entropy as it burns oxygen. It is, in effect, a small "tear" in space-time curvature, and is not bound by gravity. Also, the air above its colder, so it's drawn upward by convection forces.

2007-02-13 22:53:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 3

very simple yar ,the vapour that burns to give the flame is lighter than air.that's all.

2007-02-14 01:12:19 · answer #11 · answered by AMARJEET K 1 · 0 0

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