Wax is a class of compounds, not a single compound.
Paraffin wax is a mixture of alkanes with carbon number around 20-40: C20H42 to C40H82.
The chemical formula for Microcrystalline Wax is typically a complex mixture of hydrocarbons, with a general formula of CnH2n+2.
The chemical formula of the wax described would be C28H58O2. This is because the saturated fatty acid (18 carbons) would have the formula C18H36O2 and the saturated alcohol (10 carbons) would have the formula C10H22O. Combining the two components gives C28H58O2 as the overall formula of the wax.
Paraffin wax is a colorless and translucent hard wax which is mainly composed of a mixture of alkanes. This mixture indicates solid straight-chain hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH2n+2.
Melted wax is a physical change, not a chemical change. When wax melts, its state changes from solid to liquid without any change in its chemical composition. Chemical properties refer to how a substance interacts with other substances in a chemical reaction, and melting wax does not alter its chemical properties.
Melting candle wax is a chemical change. Why? Because when you cook or burn candle wax it melts so it is a chemical change.
The chemical formula for Microcrystalline Wax is typically a complex mixture of hydrocarbons, with a general formula of CnH2n+2.
The chemical formula of the wax described would be C28H58O2. This is because the saturated fatty acid (18 carbons) would have the formula C18H36O2 and the saturated alcohol (10 carbons) would have the formula C10H22O. Combining the two components gives C28H58O2 as the overall formula of the wax.
Paraffin wax is a colorless and translucent hard wax which is mainly composed of a mixture of alkanes. This mixture indicates solid straight-chain hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH2n+2.
Can you recover the original material(s) after the change without using chemical means? Burning - no. What was once the wax (and wick) now have different chemical compositions that cannot be recovered other than by chemical means. Thus, it's a chemical change. Melting - yes. The wax can be recovered without using chemical means. The melted wax is allowed to cool down, and this is a physical change, so the recovery is by physical means. Thus, it's a physical change. Tip: how do you reverse a change? That's the type of change it is.
Melting candle wax is a chemical change. Why? Because when you cook or burn candle wax it melts so it is a chemical change.
No, the formation of balls of wax when melted wax is poured into ice water is a physical change, not a chemical change. A chemical change involves a change in the chemical composition of the substance, which is not occurring in this case.
Melted wax is a physical change, not a chemical change. When wax melts, its state changes from solid to liquid without any change in its chemical composition. Chemical properties refer to how a substance interacts with other substances in a chemical reaction, and melting wax does not alter its chemical properties.
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Some wax burns, and as it does so, chemical changes occurs. Wax converts to CO2, CO, and H2O. That is an exothermic reaction The rest of the wax melts with the increased temperature. That is the physical change.
Melting candle wax is a chemical change. Why? Because when you cook or burn candle wax it melts so it is a chemical change.
Energy has no chemical formula as it is not a chemical.
They are different compounds with different molecules:- the chemical formula of glucose is C6H12O6- the chemical formula of sucrose is C12H22O11