Question

What are the uses of paraffin wax and asphalt?

Answer 1

Wax is used in a lot of industrial applications, such as production of candles, polishes, crayons, and impregnating substances. Much of this wax comes from petroleum, which is the largest single source of hydrocarbon waxes (Musser et al., 1998). Petroleum wax is a by-product in the petroleum industry.

Answer 2

Answer:

➪ᴀsᴘʜᴀʟᴛ: ɪᴛ ɪs ᴀ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛɪᴄᴋʏ sᴏʟɪᴅ.ɪᴛ ɪs ᴜsᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsɪᴅᴇ ᴏғ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀɪᴄ ᴘᴏʟᴇs (ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʀᴜsᴛɪɴɢ)

➪ᴘᴀʀᴀғғɪɴ ᴡᴀx: ɪᴛ ɪs ᴀ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ sᴇᴍɪ sᴏʟɪᴅ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪs ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴀs ɢʀᴇᴀsᴇ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴜsᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴠᴀsᴇʟɪɴᴇ,ᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀɴᴅʟᴇs