I know this sounds like a silly question but when a candle bought at Yankee Candle burns away, and the jar is empty, is there a waxy coating on the walls of my room? Would one eventually over the years, be able to notice the waxy coating in the room? Are we breathing in wax while the candles burning? I have a lot of questions just like a five-year-old LOL. Someone please help.
In: Chemistry
The same place wood goes, which is into the air. But unlike wood, when wax burns the vast majority of it turns into carbon dioxide and water vapor. Which is why you don’t need a chimney. If they burned perfectly there would be no soot at all, but carbon tends to clump around the fringes of the flame. Theres a great xkcd about this. Maybe a better redditor than me can find it.
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