Exploring the Chemistry of Candles

🕯️🧪 A compilation of articles and videos on chemistry related to the candle and candle flame


	Video: The Chemistry of the Candle Flame ChemistryViews 2020. https://doi.org/10.1002/chemv.202000122 What happens chemically when a candle is burned?
	Focus: Burning Time of a Candle ChemistryViews 2019. https://doi.org/10.1002/chemv.201900138 How long does it take for a candle to burn down and what does this time depend on?
	Video: Lit Candle Covered With a Glass ChemistryViews 2016. https://doi.org/10.1002/chemv.201600XX What happens if you cover a lit candle in a water basin with a glass?
	Video: Where is the Heat of a Candle Flame? ChemistryViews 2016. https://doi.org/10.1002/chemv.2018000XX With an experiment of Michael Faraday we examine where the heat of a candle is
	Focus: Chemistry of the Christmas Candle ChemistryViews 2011. https://doi.org/10.1002/chemv.201000133 When we light a candle, the chemistry we are pursuing is not only especially beautiful, but also especially complex. A well written article that explains the chemistry behind it.
	Video: How Does a Lighter Work? ChemistryViews 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/chemv.202200105 The short video explains how a flame is created in a lighter
	Video: How Does a Match Work? ChemistryViews 2020. https://doi.org/10.1002/chemv.202000083 Why does a match burn? Why does it ignite only on the friction surface of the matchbox?
	Video: Jumping Candle Flame ChemistryViews 2019. https:/doi.org/10.1002/chemv.201900141 Wax vapor reignites a candle
	Video: CO₂ Extinguishes Candle, ChemistryViews 2019 https:/doi.org/10.1002/chemv.201900140 Extinguishing a candle with baking powder and vinegar
	Clever Picture: Chemistry of a Sparkler, ChemistryViews 2017. https://doi.org/10.1002/chemv.201700096 Chemical look at a hand-held firework
	Quiz: Candle Flame ChemistryViews 2015. Do intact wax molecules come in contact with oxygen?
	Video: Secondary Flame of a Candle ChemistryViews 2019. https:/doi.org/10.1002/chemv.201900142 Wax vapors can be ignited at the end of a tube