What is burning? Show the chemical formula and an image of the structure.
The wax of the candle is burning and the wick is burning at a much slower time frame then wax.
The flames are caused as a result of a fuel undergoing combustion; which is burning.
The fuel from the lighter combines with oxygen which forms the flame in which lights the candle wick. When you light the wick, you are providing a heat source and oxygen from the air. The smoke formed contains carbon dioxide and water and also some soot from the inefficient combustion.
Write the chemical reaction. C25H52 + O2 → CO2 + H2O
Write the balanced chemical reaction. C25H52 + 38 O2 → 25 CO2 + 26 H2O
A balanced chemical reaction is keeping track of carbon atoms- when burning wax, we are not burning away the carbon atoms.
Butane: C4H10 + O2 ---> H2O + CO2
C4H10 + 7 O2 ---> 6 H2O + 4 CO2
2C4H10 + 13 O2 ---> 10 H2O + 8 CO2 - two butane molecules
Oxygen: 10 16oxygen 26 oxygen
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