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Lye is the simple inorganic compound Sodium Hydroxide NaOH ... occasionally Potassium Hydroxide KOH is called "potassium lye" or "potash lye". A wax is an organic compound having between 20 and 50 carbon atoms arranged in a chain. The simplest petroleum waxes are alkane hydrocarbons called paraffins. The softest paraffin is C20H42, while C50H102 is a much harder wax. Natural waxes produced by plants and animals are more complex, and usually contain a few oxygen atoms along with a preponderance of carbon and hydrogen. For example, the main compound in beeswax is Triacontanylpalmitate and its chemical formula is C30H61CO2C15H31.
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What is the difference between natural wax and paraffin wax?
Mustard!
What is the difference between surf wax and curb wax?
Surf wax makes your board or whatever sticky so surf wax is for sticking. Curb wax is normally used for sliding with grinds, so it's slippery. Surf wax = sticky Curb wax = slippery
How do you make lye solution for lutefisk?
How does one make the lye solution for lutefisk. What is the lye and dilution amounts? Also where does a person buy the lye? thank you.
How much does lye cost?
The price of lye can vary but on average a canister of lye costs about $54 dollars. Lye is used to cure different foods.
What is the pH scale of lye?
Lye solution is basic.
What is the difference between Lye and Drano?
Little if any. Drano is, in essence, lye.
Is there a difference between roller skate wax and skateboard wax?
No
What is the difference between natural wax and paraffin wax?
Mustard!
Is there a difference between pectin wax and paraffin wax?
yes
What is the difference between wax vapour and gaseous wax?
I don't knw!:(
What is the difference between caustic soda and lye?
Lye is a common name for sodium hydroxide. Caustic soda is another name for sodium hydroxide.
What is the difference between skate wax and regular candles?
skate wax is less mesy than candle wax
Soap-making is a reaction between compounds found in animal fats and?
Soap making is a reaction between compounds found in animal fats and lye. There are also other ingredients in soaps like fragrance and wax.
What is the difference between cool surfboard wax and warm surfboard wax?
To be stupid, one is cold and the other is warm, but to be smart the cold wax may be stiffer and harder to spread, while the warm wax will be easier to spread but more slippery. If you use wax a lot try just use sing it at room temperature. It should work! ;)
What is the difference between a wax and a silicone treadmill lubricant?
The difference between a wax and silicone treadmill lubricant is that a silicone lubricant will last a lot longer. Soft wax is the most commonly used and cheaper than silicone.
What is the difference of curb wax and wax?
The Price.
What is the difference between tracing paper and wax paper?
tracing paper is extremely thin translucent ordinary paper, you can write on it. wax paper is paper saturated with wax, you can't write on it.
