The Chemical History of a Candle

The Chemical History of a Candle by Michael Faraday

Table of Contents

• • A Candle: The Flame—Its Sources—Structure—Mobility—Brightness
  • A Candle: Brightness of the Flames—Air Necessary for Combustion—Production of Water
  • Products: Water from the Combustion—Nature of Water—A Compound—Hydrogen
  • Hydrogen in the Candle—Burns into Water—The Other Part of Water—Oxygen
  • Oxygen Present in the Air—Nature of the Atmosphere—Its Properties—Other Products from the Candle—Carbonic Acid—Its Properties
  • Carbon or Charcoal—Coal-Gas—Respiration and its Analogy to the Burning of a Candle—Conclusion