paraffin

     

In chemistry, paraffin is the common name for the alkane hyrocarbons with the general formula CnH2n+2. Paraffin wax refers to the solids with n=20–40.

Trivia about paraffin

  • (Cheryl of the Clue Crew sticks her hand in a tub of wax inside a home spa.) At home, you can treat your hands to a warm coating of this wax that's also the main ingredient in candles
  • This hydrocarbon mix obtained druing petroleum refining is used to make candles & to coat paper
  • Obtained from crude petroleum, this white, tasteless & odorless substance is used to make candles
  • From Latin for "barely connected", this solid white substance is water-insoluble & can precede "oil"

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