Find formula for paraffin? find compound olefin and formula if its not, find what does it refer to?

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  • Paraffin is a mixture, not a compound, so it doesn’t have a real formula. The closest you can come is C(n)O(2n+2) where n varies from 20 to 40.

    Olefin is even more vague, having some number of double bonds, and so has even less of a formula. At best C(x)H(y) where y < (2x+2)

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