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What is the difference between Wax And Oil?

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M. Pollock

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Answered Oct 13, 2020

Wax comes in a soft and semi-solid; some wax melt and vaporizes when exposing to high temperature while oil comes in a liquid form that can be either thin or dense.

There are different types of Wax, which includes: shattering, budder, live resin, crumble, wax, rosin, honeycomb, pull, and snap. This wax depends on different factors such as the strain of marijuana used, the harvesting process, and manufacturing process, while the types of oil are based on their extraction process such oi include CBD oil and THC oil.

Wax sometimes stands as a lip moisturizer that is created from plants and organisms. The oil that is found in fossil fuels is as a result of pressure and temperature from substances like plants and organisms. Oil is a multipurpose substance that can be used for cooking, as a lubricant, and other non-industrial function.

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C. Perez

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Answered Oct 13, 2020

Waxes and oils are both similar in some ways in that both are lipids. For instance, the two substances are not soluble in water, and they are sticky substances as well. Wax is a non-edible, semi-solid substance, usually at room temperature. It becomes less viscous when its temperature is 45 degrees Celsius.

Although waxes are organic in nature, they can be synthetically and naturally made. Oils, on the other hand, are also organic substances that are obtained from animals and also from plants. A characteristic feature of oils is that they are liquids at room temperature.

In contrast, waxes are semi-solid substances at room temperature. Although oils are thick liquids, waxes are thicker than oils at room temperature. While oils are esters of glycerol, waxes are not. When you consider the structure of a wax chain, you will only notice a single ester group, whereas oils have like three ester groups.

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T. Wikati

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T. Wikati, Technical Writer, New York

Answered Oct 11, 2020

Wax are both two types of liquids. Initially, a wax is a material that is semi-solid. When it melts down, it turns into a liquid that has low viscosity. When it becomes a liquid, it is slippery. Wax can come in many different forms, such as shoe polish or earwax that comes out of the ear.

Honeybees also use wax. They take the honey and turn into wax, and then make honeycombs. Oil can be found in fossil fuels. This can be found on the ocean floor and under the earth's surface. Oil comes from many different things such as plants.

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C.Charlotte

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Answered Feb 17, 2020

Wax is a semi-solid material that melts to become a low viscosity liquid, and it is a slippery substance that can come in the form of shoe polish or earwax. Honeybees convert honey into the wax and then fashion it into honeycombs. It is also used as a popular lip moisturizer. It is a natural product that, through most waxes, are created from plants and organisms.

Oil is found in fossil fuels that have endured under the surface of the earth and the ocean floor. This substance is produced from plants and organisms under circumstances of high temperature and pressure. Oils are used for fuel and cooking purposes, and remain liquid at room temperature, as opposed to beeswax, which is produced synthetically.

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