candles made of parrafin for instance.
2006-11-12 00:30:07 · 3 answers · asked by Bobbie 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Paraffin is actually the final product to come from petroleum after a distillation process involving steam that separates the different components, or chains of hydrocarbons from the raw petroleum. This is a process of distillation, separating, filtering and cleaning.
2006-11-13 02:10:49 · answer #1 · answered by kmday1130 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paraffin is a mixture of long chain saturated hydrocarbons (generic formula CnH2n+2), with the shortest chain being 20 or more carbons in length.
See the wikipedia article
2006-11-12 08:38:15 · answer #2 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paraffin is wax basically.It is a saturated oil,and is made by distilling candle wax,which is derived from bee wax.Paraffin is a liquid when it is saturated,and after hydrogenation it becomes solid.It can burn and has the amazing ability to keep out air,which is why it is used to keep items oxygen-free for lab experiments
2006-11-12 09:10:49 · answer #3 · answered by The Gasconni 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋