Multiple choice

Paraffin wax is a/an

  1. ester

  2. acid

  3. monohydric alcohol

  4. cholesterol

  5. -

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A Correct answer
Explanation

Paraffin wax is a white or colourless soft solid derivable from petroleum, coal or oil shale that consists of a mixture of hydrocarbon molecules containing between twenty and forty carbon atoms. It is primarily an ester.