RE: microwave/paraffin
>===== Original Message From "P. Emry" =====
>I may be worrying for no good reason, but is it safe to microwave paraffin
>to melt it? How long and in what kind of container? Is there a chance of
>fire if over-heated?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Trisha
Dear Trisha,
Paraffin is invisable to microwaves, so it won't melt in the microwave.
Neither will ice, if you want to amaze your friends... It has something to do
with the crystaline structure, but then I'm no chemist...
Kathy
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