Question

what is paraffin? with examples​

Answer 1

Definition of Paraffin

1a : a waxy crystalline flammable substance obtained especially from distillates of wood, coal, petroleum, or shale oil that is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons and is used chiefly in coating and sealing, in candles, in rubber compounding, and in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.

Answer 2

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▶Paraffin wax is a soft colourless solid, derived from petroleum, coal or shale oil, that consists of a mixture of hydrocarbon molecules containing between twenty and forty carbon atoms.


▶Here is the examples of it..

➡ lubrication
➡ electrical insulation
➡ candles
➡ crayons