I will work on a project and I need your info about chemistry.what would happen to paraffin if we heat in high temperature?untill which degree paraffin changes it physical characteristics and evaporates.I know some thing but I want to be sure about that.
2007-12-27 04:06:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Do you mean paraffin oil (kerosene), or paraffin wax (real paraffin)?
Proper paraffin boils at just under 400º C (not sure what that is in stone-age fahrenheit..)
Here's the technical stuff...
Boiling point: >370°C
Melting point: 57-60°C
Flashpoint ( °C): 199°C
Autoflammability: 245°C
2007-12-27 04:11:58 · answer #1 · answered by attakkdog 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
DO NOT try to heat paraffin OIL on a stove!
If you plan to melt paraffin WAX on the stove,
use a homemade double boiler.
(Just put the wax in a large tin can, and put
the can in a pot of heated water. - You don't
want to have to clean the stuff out of a cooking
pot.)
It will melt nicely before the water comes to a
boil and you reduce the risk starting a fire or
scalding yourself.
Good luck with your project.
2007-12-27 17:31:24 · answer #2 · answered by Irv S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paraffin wax will melt. It's what they make candles out of. Be very careful and melt it over the lowest heat possible. It is very flammable. Keep a fire extinguisher handy. Water won't work. Paraffin floats.
2007-12-27 12:14:55 · answer #3 · answered by jack of all trades 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there might be an explosion since parrafin is flammable.
2007-12-27 15:03:03 · answer #4 · answered by Loren S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋