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Hot Wax

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The temperature at which paraffin (candle wax) melts is only about 55 °C. When the melted wax solidifies, however, it releases heat and causes severe skin burns. How much heat is released when “hot wax” solidifies?

Concepts

  • Phases of Matter
  • Heat
  • Calorimetry