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How a candle flame burns

combustion: stages

Discover why flames have different colors and shapes

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Illustration for Demystified "Spontaneous human combustion".

Is Spontaneous Human Combustion Real?

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Korean War - U.S. Marines watch explosions of bombs dropped by Marine Vought F4U Corsair fighter bomber planes during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, Korea, in December 1950. soldiers

Korean War Timeline

Portrait of Marie Antoinette by Jean-Francois Janinet, 1777. Color etching and engraving with gold leaf printed on two sheets, 30x13.5 in.

Did Marie-Antoinette Really Say “Let Them Eat Cake”?

Berries and leaves of the bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) plant. Poisonous plant

7 of the World’s Deadliest Plants

US Marines firing at Fallujah, Iraq, during the Second Battle of Fallujah in November 2004. Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq War.

Timeline of the 2000s

Close up of praying mantis walking on stone ground against a blurred background in Japan

6 Animals That Eat Their Mates

American bison (Bison bison) also known as buffalo or plains buffalo on the prairie, western U.S.

What’s the Difference Between Bison and Buffalo?

Thumbnail for flags that look alike quiz Russia, Slovenia, Iceland, Norway

Flags That Look Alike

flame: Media

Videos

How a candle flame burns

How a candle flame burns

Exploring why candle flames burn.

Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

Discover why flames have different colors and shapes

Discover why flames have different colors and shapes

Learn about the color, shape, and movement of fire.

Video: © MinutePhysics (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

Images

flame test

flame test

Sodium flame test used in detecting the presence of metal ions.

Søren Wedel Nielsen

combustion: stages

combustion: stages

Stages of the combustion process.

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