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Bee's Wax


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Question: I am working on a project and I would like to know thechemical 
formula for bee's wax.
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Beeswax is mostly made of an ester called myricyl palmitate.  Its 
formula is C15 H31 CO2 C30 H61. (The numbers are supposed to be subscripts).
jschultz
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