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Old 10-01-12 | 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by pallen
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Kinda technically, a 'paraffin' is any hydrocarbon. It's a common named used by (older than me) chemists to describe any saturated hydrocarbon. Paraffin wax is a long chain hydrocarbon of 20 to 40 carbon units that is a solid at room temperature. The oil above is less than 20 carbon units but probably more than about 10...which is kerosene/diesel fuel.
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