Multiple choice

What fuel does a candle use to remain burning in a menorah or kinara?

  1. The nitrogen from surrounding air

  2. vaporized candle wax made of hydrogen & carbon

  3. the fibers within the candle's wick

  4. the flame creates its own fuel once lit
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Candles burn because the heat melts the wax, which then travels up the wick and vaporizes. This vaporized wax, composed of hydrocarbons, reacts with oxygen to sustain the flame.

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