Paraffin wax is a soft colorless solid derived from petroleum, coal or oil shale that consists of a mixture of hydrocarbon molecules containing between twenty and forty carbon atoms.
Chemical formula: CnH2n+2
Boiling point: 370 °C (698 °F)
Solubility in water: ~1 mg/L
Appearance: White solid
Flash point: 200–240 °C (392–464 °F; 473–513 K)
Odor: Odorless
Chemical structure
Paraffin waxes are mixtures of saturated n- and iso-alkanes, naphthenes, and alkyl-substituted and naphthene-substituted aromatic compounds. A typical alkane paraffin wax’s chemical composition comprises hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH2n+2. The degree of branching has an important influence on the properties.
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