Experiment: Is heat is necessary for burning? Level Primary, Elementary
Concept
It is understood that heat is necessary for burning. It is understood that the candle and alcohol change into the gas by heat and burn.
Experiment Split flame
Materials
candle, wire gauze (2), and match
Procedure
- Heat is lost when the wire gauze is put in the flame of the candle and the paraffin gas is not able to be burnt.
- It seems that the flame separates when another wire gauze is brought up and ignite the gas.
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