What is the range of number of carbon atoms in alkanes found in paraffin wax?

What is the range of number of carbon atoms in alkanes found in paraffin wax?
  1. $\mathrm{C}_{21}$ to $\mathrm{C}_{30}$
  2. $\mathrm{C}_{17}$ to $\mathrm{C}_{18}$
  3. $\mathrm{C}_{19}$ to $\mathrm{C}_{20}$
  4. $\mathrm{C}_{6}$ to $\mathrm{C}_{8}$

Solution

$\mathrm{C}_{21}$ to $\mathrm{C}_{30}$ Carbon twenty $\left(C_{20}\right)$ to thirty $\left(C_{30}\right)$ Alkanes in paraffin have a wide spectrum of carbon atoms wax. It's a colourless, squishy solid derived from petroleum, coal, or shale oil is a mixture of petroleum, coal, and shale oil. Hydrocarbon molecules in a combination. It's employed in a variety of situations. candles, wax paper, polishes, cosmetics, and other similar items insulators for electrical systems

Asked in: MHT CET 2020 (19 Oct Shift 2)

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