Chapman+F

Chapman F 2011-2012
 * BURNING CANDLES OF MADE OF DIFFERENT WAX TYPES **

The purpose of this experiment was to find if the type of wax in a candle affects its melting rate. For each candle one candle was be taken and the height was measured. This experiment was conducted in a 22oC room. A candle was lit and a stopwatch was be set for ten minutes. After ten minutes the candle was blown out and the amount of melted wax was measured with a ruler in cm. It was hypothesized that the paraffin candle will melt the least and the beeswax will melt the most. This was because the paraffin candles are very hard and solid. The beeswax candles are very soft and transparent. The soy candles are solid and hard but they are a little transparent so they should be about in the middle. This was repeated twice for each type of candle for varied results The Paraffin candles melted an average of 0.27 cm. The average of the Soy candles melted 0.3333 cm. The Beeswax candles melted 0.17 cm on average. As an extension one of each candle was put in a fridge and an incubator. The results were similar but more dramatic in size difference.
 * ABSTRACT **

Experimental Improvements and Future Experiments.
In the future different size wicks could be tested to see how much a difference it makes if any at all. This should change the results because it will probably take longer to burn.