The gas from the candle being lit that mixes with the oxygen. It is ignited by the flame that melted the wax at the top. The wick is the part that makes it all happen; it keeps the heat of the flame in the wax long enough for it to vaporize. The wax needs to be in the gaseous form for it will ignite and burn. When lighting a candle a chemical reaction takes place in the flame. During the reaction oxygen gas is combined with hydrocarbon wax molecules. This produces carbon dioxide and water vapor.
Candle Wax Structure and formula:
C25 H52
Write the chemical reaction.
C25H52 + O2====> H2O +CO2
Write the balanced chemical reaction.
C25H52 + 38O2 ------> 26H2O + 25CO2
Butane 2 C4H10 + 13O2 ---> 10H2O + 8CO2
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