The Chemical History of a Candle
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- 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
