A Study of Acetone (1646 words, 2 pages)
Acetone is a colorless flammable liquid organic compound with a distinctive odor. This is the simplest ketone, which is also often called propanone. The chemical formula is (CH3)2CO. English chemist Robert Boyle first received acetone dry distillation of potassium acetate in 1660. By the end of 1915 in British industry ...
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