Paraffin wax is an excellent electrical insulator, with a resistivity of between 1013 and 1017 ohm-metre. This is better than nearly all other materials except some plastics (notably PTFE). It is an effective neutron moderator and was used in James Chadwick's 1932 experiments to identify the neutron.
Paraffin wax is an excellent electrical insulator, with a resistivity of between 1013 and 1017 ohm-metre. This is b?etter than nearly all other materials except some plastics (notably PTFE). It is an ,effective neutron moderator and was used in James Chadwick's 1932 experiments to identify the neut?ron.