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Why flame is in always upward direction.
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candle flame points upwards because flame is extremely hot, and thus less dense
than air (by a routine approximation using the Ideal Gas Law), and thus rises.
A hot air ballon floats for the exact same reason. As mentioned in the
"possible duplicate" question, this effect disappears in the absence
of gravity
A candle flame points upwards because flame is extremely hot, and thus less dense than air (by a routine approximation using the Ideal Gas Law), and thus rises. A hot air ballon floats for the exact same reason. As mentioned in the "possible duplicate" question, this effect disappears in the absence of gravity
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