Observing the structure of the flame. Light a wax candle and watch th

1.	Observing the structure of the flame. Light a wax candle and watch the flame.Carefully note the different coloured zones in the flame.a) How many colours are there in the flame?b) Starting from the base of the flame, how many flame zones do you observe? What is the colour of the outer most zone of the flame?c) Observe the innermost zone which is dark. What do you observe there?
Answer» a) There are three colours in the flame. b) There are three flame zones are observed. The colour of outermost zone is blue. c) In this zone wax gets vapourised. This is dark zone. Observe near the base of the flame. Vaporized wax gets completely oxidized and burns with a blue flame. It is blue zone.

Observing the structure of the flame. Light a wax candle and watch the flame.Carefully note the different coloured zones in the flame.a) How many colours are there in the flame?b) Starting from the base of the flame, how many flame zones do you observe? What is the colour of the outer most zone of the flame?c) Observe the innermost zone which is dark. What do you observe there?

Answer»

a) There are three colours in the flame.

b) There are three flame zones are observed.

The colour of outermost zone is blue.

c) In this zone wax gets vapourised. This is dark zone.

Observe near the base of the flame. Vaporized wax gets completely oxidized and burns with a blue flame. It is blue zone.