The drop of wax on aluminium foil will extinguish. Now put this aluminum foil between the candle and flames in such a way that it will cover around the wick so that it will prevent the oxygen to getting into the wax.

As a liquid is heated, its molecules absorb heat and move faster. When the liquid starts to boil, bubbles of vapor form within the liquid and rise to the surface. The temperature that causes this to happen is known as the boiling point of a liquid.

When you light a candle, the heat of the flame melts the wax near the wick. This liquid wax is then drawn up the wick by capillary action. The heat of the flame vaporizes the liquid wax (turns it into a hot gas), and starts to break down the hydrocarbons into molecules of hydrogen and carbon.

Air is necessary for burning as it supplies oxygen which is essential for burning.

With just the open flame above the water’s surface, this process will transform the candle into a hollow tube of wax. The water surrounding the candle is the secret to this “trick.” It keeps the exterior of the candle at a cool temperature, so the area touching the water never melts.

Can fire burn underwater? Simple answer is yes. Fire requires three major elements to sustain — fuel, oxygen and heat. The main challenge with being underwater is well oxygen.

STEM Hands On The water surrounding the candle absorbs the heat from the flame, causing the candle to burn differently than a normal candle. When you light your underwater candle, light a normal one so you can compare the two.

Never leave a burning candle unattended. A candle should not be burned for more than four hours at a time. For a margin of safety, discontinue burning a candle when 1/4 inch of wax remains in the container.

Due to the severe thermal environment in which petcoke forms, there is very little combustible volatile material. The low volatile content, in comparison to coal and other fossil fuels, makes petcoke more difficult to ignite and sustain combustion. Bituminous coal includes two subtypes: thermal and metallurgical.

Originally Answered: Can cola extinguish fires? Yes it can, simply because it displaces oxygen, which is one of the things needed for fire to happen.

The manufacture of soft drinks, typically, involves bulk handling of sugar, which is a combustible material and can pose a dust explosion risk. In addition, many of the flavourings used in soft drinks are flammable as they are alcohol based (either ethyl or iso-propyl alcohol).

Carbonated drinks (Coke, Pepsi, Sprite etc) can be used as a fire extinguisher. It can extinguish fires by cooling and smothering both phenomenon, as it is above 90 % aqua diluted drink with dissolved carbon dioxide (Water content of full calorie soft drink is 90 %, and a diet soft drink is 99 %).

Carbon dioxide is only weakly soluble in water, therefore it separates into a gas when the pressure is released. Carbonated beverages are prepared by mixing the flavored syrup with carbonated water, both chilled.

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Top 3 Most Acidic Soft Drinks in the U.S.

1. RC Cola (pH of 2.387)
2. Cherry Coke (pH of 2.522)
3. Coke (pH of 2.525)

Phosphoric acid is a strong acid whereas vinegar has about 4–5 per cent acetic acid (weak acid) in it. The pH range of vinegar is 2.5 to 2.7 as compared to the pH 2.3 of coca cola. So coca cola is more acidic than vinegar.

The Most Acidic Foods and Drinks to Watch Out For

• Citrus Juices. These include lemon juice, orange juice, and grapefruit juice.
• Wine. While red wine tends to be less acidic than white wine, both are considered to be highly acidic drinks.
• Berries.
• Certain Dairy Products.

Carbonic acid forms from dissolved carbon dioxide, which is present in almost all soft drinks. Soft-drink makers often add phosphoric acid to colas to produce a sharp flavor and to slow the growth of mold and bacteria. Most of the acidity in colas comes from phosphoric acid, whose chemical formula is H(3)PO(4).