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No, paraffin wax is a mixture of hydrocarbons

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Nay, it is but a homogeneous mixture of various long chain hydrocarbons.

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No, it is a mixture of many (saturated) alkanes

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No my dear, it is not!

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Liquid paraffin is a mixture.

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