GOOD MORNING EXPERTS ... CANDLE WAX AND KEROSENE BOTH PRODUCE SAME PRODUCTS ON COMBUSTION . YET, KEROSENE IS A BETTER FUEL . GIVE REASONS . Share with your friends Share 0 Chirag Gupta answered this Dear StudentThe minimum temperature at which a substance in air must be heated to initiate or cause self-sustaining combustion, independent of the heating source, is called ignition temperature.Amount of energy released when 1 kg of fuel burns in the presence of oxygen, is called calorific value.Kerosene has high ignition temperature and has high calorific value, that's why, it is considered as a better fuel than the wax.Regards 1 View Full Answer Ritvik Bansal answered this Because kerosene has a high ignition temperature 1 Tanmayee answered this kerosene has high ignition temperature and also high calorific value due to which it is considered as a better fuel than the wax. 1