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Title: The mineral oil is yellowish, why so?
Post by: abdulloh on January 15, 2023, 01:24:47 PM

A chemical store claims has mineral oil and said it's called white oil too, but why upon buying some of it as the package is opened the mineral/white oil is yellowish, did he defraud that it is low quality or even not a mineral oil?

Title: Re: The mineral oil is yellowish, why so?
Post by: Hunter2 on January 15, 2023, 02:31:32 PM

I think its normal, because it slightly oxidised.

Title: Re: The mineral oil is yellowish, why so?
Post by: Borek on January 15, 2023, 03:52:50 PM

"Mineral oil" is about as meaningless as possible - there are thousands of mixtures that can be called this way, and their actual composition/properties can be completely different. So there is no way to tell what you should really expect and what you should get.

Title: Re: The mineral oil is yellowish, why so?
Post by: Enthalpy on January 16, 2023, 04:51:21 PM

Lubricating oils are yellow without intentional additives. So, authentic.

Plus, mineral oil is among the cheapest materials available to humans. The seller wouldn't replace it with whisky.

Title: Re: The mineral oil is yellowish, why so?
Post by: Vidya on January 20, 2023, 07:01:05 AM

Quote from: Enthalpy on January 16, 2023, 04:51:21 PM

The seller wouldn't replace it with whisky.

;D right