In micro-gravity, the absence of convection causes a candle flame to burn with a round, spherical shape instead of the usual elongated teardrop.
Candle flame burn at Mirco-Gravity:
Asked in RPSC RAS Prelims 2007 · Topic: Space (Space Plasma Physics (Solar Wind, Magnetosphere, Auroras))
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