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Discussion Forum : Basic General Knowledge - Section 2 (Q.No. 34)
34.
In which of the following pairs, the two substances forming the pair are chemically most dissimilar?
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Varshini said:
8 years ago
What is meant by paraffin wax? where it is available?
What is the use of this?
What is the use of this?
Chandan said:
8 years ago
-> Sugar and Paper are both Carbohydrates.
-> Paraffin wax is a white to colourless soft solid derived from petroleum coal and is mixture of hydrocarbon molecules whereas Butter is lipid/fat.
-> Chalk and Marble are CaCO3.
-> Charcoal and Diamonds are allotropes of Carbon.
All other have similar composition except the answer pair.
-> Paraffin wax is a white to colourless soft solid derived from petroleum coal and is mixture of hydrocarbon molecules whereas Butter is lipid/fat.
-> Chalk and Marble are CaCO3.
-> Charcoal and Diamonds are allotropes of Carbon.
All other have similar composition except the answer pair.
Krish said:
7 years ago
Thanks for the explanation.
SHUVAM SAR said:
4 years ago
Butter is an unsaturated compound or an olefin in contrast to wax which is a saturated compound. So butter will show more reactivity for reactants. As such, they show different chemical nature.
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