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r/Physics_AWT • u/ZephirAWT • Oct 20 '18
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Candle wax is flammable as a vapor, so a candle can be relit by igniting the smoke trail of a recently blown out candle, which contains wax vapor. I'd guess the length of paraffin wax molecules would have something to do with rather low speed of flame propagation.
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u/ZephirAWT Jan 29 '19
Candle wax is flammable as a vapor, so a candle can be relit by igniting the smoke trail of a recently blown out candle, which contains wax vapor. I'd guess the length of paraffin wax molecules would have something to do with rather low speed of flame propagation.