alleryStart learning →Warm air rises above a candle flame because it is:
Aheavier than cold air
Bless dense than cold air
Cmoving faster than light
Dmade of lighter atoms
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. less dense than cold air
Heating makes air expand, so a given volume has less mass and the surrounding denser air pushes it upward.
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