Question

Burning of a candle is both a physical change and chemical change. Explain. ​

Answer 1

$\huge\mathcal{Answer:}$

When a candle burns, both physical & chemical changes occur. Physical Changes in Burning Candle: On heating, candle wax melts and form liquid wax. It is a physical change. ... This wax vapor near to flame burns and gives new substances like Carbon Dioxide, Carbon soot, water vapours, heat and light.

Answer 2

Answer:

Burning of Candle is a physical change because when candle burns state of Wax changes from solid to liquid , then back to solid and changing of state is a physical change

Burning of Candle is chemical change because when candle burns the oxygen in the air reacts and forms carbon dioxide. A new substance, the CO2 is formed. So it is a chemical change as well.