The Jumping Flame

5 minutes

Safety first

Only an adult uses matches and lights the candle. Tie hair back and work away from anything that can burn.

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Experiment steps

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What's happening?

The white smoke rising from a candle that was just blown out is wax vapor. It burns, so the fire runs along it back to the wick.

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