My granddaughter has a question that I have no idea how to answer

[Anonymous 1]

When you burn a candle, where does the wax go? Does it melt and then evaporate into the air? So does the air have tiny bits of wax in it then?

[mommy_jules]

The wax is the fuel for keeping the candle burning, so it melted then travels up the wick and becomes a gas when burned or heated up.

https://candles.org/candle-science/

[Inmybizz]

If your granddaughter is old enough to google and read have her research that and tell you how it works.

[Anonymous 2]

It gets burnt up, I assume. I don't really know either lol

[Deleted User 670]

What a very smart cookie to wonder about that. She's very observant and very curious. Is she in school yet?

[Anonymous 3]

When you burn a candle, where does the wax go? Does it melt and then evaporate into the air? So does the air have tiny bits of wax in it then?

Google search
When you light a candle, the heat of the flame melts the wax near the wick. This liquid wax is then drawn up the wick by capillary action. The heat of the flame vaporizes the liquid wax (turns it into a hot gas), and starts to break down the hydrocarbons into molecules of hydrogen and carbon.
https://www.google.com/search?q=When+yo ... e&ie=UTF-8

[agander2017]

I learned something new today!