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Exact chemical mixtures or ratios of chemicals depend on the type of wax, whether they be animal waxes, vegetable waxes, mineral waxes, petroleum waxes, or synthetic waxes. Natural waxes such as animal waxes tend to have a greater variation in wax composition while synthetic waxes generally have less.
Chemically, a wax is a type of lipid that may contain a wide variety of long-chain alkanes, esters, polyesters and hydroxy esters of long-chain primary alcohols and fatty acids. They are usually distinguished from fats by the lack of triglyceride esters of glycerin (propan-1,2,3-triol) and three fatty acids. In addition to the esters that contribute to the high melting point and hardness of carnauba wax, the epicuticular waxes of plants are mixtures of substituted long-chain aliphatic hydrocarbons, containing alkanes, fatty acids, primary and secondary alcohols, diols, ketones, aldehydes. Paraffin waxes are hydrocarbons, mixtures of alkanes usually in a homologous series of chain lengths.
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Is candle wax mixture or a Pure Substance?
candle wax is a mixture
What are the characterisitcs of a mixture?
1.) Mixture is heterogeneous. 2.) the particles of mixture are not chemically combined.
What is a mixture of elements?
a mixture of elements can be a compound or simply a mixture. a compound is two or more elements of the periodic table joined together chemically. a mixture is where they are connected but not connected chemically. ask your chemistry teacher or something.
Is the substance of a mixture chemically or physically combined?
The components of a mixture are physically combined.
Lemonade consists of several substances that are not chemically combined are?
Lemonade is a mixture.
Is candle wax mixture or a Pure Substance?
candle wax is a mixture
Are the substances in a mixture chemically combined?
No, the substances in a mixture are not chemically bonded. Mixtures are physical combinations of substances.
Are there differe nces in mixture and solution?
a mixture is where two things are just together and don't chemically bind. a solution is when they do chemically bind. yes a mixture is where two things are just together and don't chemically bind. a solution is when they do chemically bind.
Is sea water a mixture or compound?
Seawater is a mixture - a compound is a chemically bonded substance involving more than one element.
Orange juice with pulp is a mixture?
Chemically, Orange Juice with pulp is a mixture.
Do heterogeneous mixtures combine chemically?
In a mixture compounds are not chemically bonded.
What are the characterisitcs of a mixture?
1.) Mixture is heterogeneous. 2.) the particles of mixture are not chemically combined.
Is batter a element mixture or a compound?
mixture as the elements are not chemically bonded :)
What is a mixture of elements?
a mixture of elements can be a compound or simply a mixture. a compound is two or more elements of the periodic table joined together chemically. a mixture is where they are connected but not connected chemically. ask your chemistry teacher or something.
Are ingredients in a mixture chemically joined?
Yes!
Is sawdust an element compound or a mixture and how do you know which it is?
It is an mixture because it was not chemically combined.
How can safety pins be separated from the mixture?
separated a mixture from this means that they are not chemically combined
