In which of the following pairs, the two substances forming the pair are chemically most dissimilar?

A Sugar and paper
B Chalk and marble
C Butter and paraffin wax
D Charcoal and diamond

Correct Answer: Butter and paraffin wax

In Butter and paraffin wax, the two substances forming the pair are chemically most dissimilar. Butter is an unsaturated compound or an olefin in contrast to wax which is a saturated compound. So butter will show more reactivity for reactants. As such, they show different chemical nature.

Related Questions

Choose the pair which is dissimilar to others in the following .
Choose the pair which is dissimilar to others in the following:
Which pair of words is dissimilar?
. Which pair of words is dissimilar?

Next steps