Which of the following statements are true about the different regions of a candle flame?

Complete combustion takes place in the inner zone.

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Partial combustion takes place in the middle zone.

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Complete combustion takes place in the outer zone.

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Partial combustion takes place in the outer zone.

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Solution

The correct options are
B Partial combustion takes place in the middle zone.
C Complete combustion takes place in the outer zone.
A candle flame has three regions. These regions are inner zone, middle zone and outer zone.
$∙$ The outer zone (non-luminous zone) of the flame undergoes complete combustion. So, it is the hottest part of the flame.
$∙$ The middle zone (luminous zone) of the flame undergoes partial combustion. So, it is moderately hot.

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