A candle is placed on one pan of a balance, and an equal weight is placed on the other pan. what would happen if you lit up the candle and waited for a while?

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Patches

Chemistry

5 September, 01:09

A candle is placed on one pan of a balance, and an equal weight is placed on the other pan. what would happen if you lit up the candle and waited for a while?

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Karter Humphrey · Answer 1

The side of the balance on which the candle rests would begin to move upwards.

This is because as the candle burns, it utilizes its wick as fuel, which is transformed into ash and gases. The gases will be lost to the atmosphere, and their mass will no longer be included in the mass of the candle. This would mean that the mass of the candle decreases, and that side of the pan moves upwards.