Which is not the purpose of using a paper towel to dab off your metal? Remove the outer layer of sodium oxide that formed to allow for a quicker reactionRemove the kerosene or oil used as a storage medium to allow for a quicker reactionRemove the kerosene or oil used as a storage medium so that side reactions do not occur, generating a sooty flame

The purpose of not using a paper towel to dab off your metal is:

B. Remove the outer layer of sodium oxide that formed to allow for a quicker reaction.

Explanation:

Dabbing:

So, here the process which is given is dabbing so it refers to doses of a cannabis concentrate that gets vaporized on a surface which is heated up.

There are different types of dabs which catageorized on the basis of the varying methods of its extraction.

In this the concentrates falls mainly in two catageories:

Solvent-less Solvent based.

So, here it is given that what is not the purpose of using the paper towel to dab off the metal ...

First option given is the purpose of dabbing in which we remove the outer layer of sodium oxide so this option is not correct.

And also the third option is its purpose which mentions that it remove the kerosene or oil which has been used as a storage medium in order to allow the side actions to occur which generates a sooty flame.

so, the second option is correct.