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ACETONE
ACETONE
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Description
Description
Acetone is a highly volatile, flammable, and colorless liquid at room temperature. It is widely used as an industrial solvent and degreaser. Safe for regular use when handled properly.
Applications
Applications
Acetone is used as a simple polar aprotic solvent commonly encountered as nail polish remover. It is able to dissolve many plastics, good for thinning paints and cleaning/prepping metal for welding. Acetone also sees wide use in various fields of chromatography as a versatile carrier. In the laboratory, acetone makes for a common glassware cleaner. Due to its low freezing point, it is also used in cooling baths coupled with dry ice.
Safety and Handling
Safety and Handling
Highly flammable, use only in well ventilated areas with the proper personal protective equipment. Refer to the SDS sheet for further information.
Synonyms
Synonyms
Propanone, Propan-2-one
Grade
Grade
Lab/tech
Product Sizes
Product Sizes
55 Gallons $820
| Form | Colorless liquid |
| Molar Mass | 58.080 g/mol |
| Odor | Pungent, irritating, floral, cucumber-like |
| Density | 0.785 g/cm3 |
| Melting Point | -94.7 °C -138.5 °F |
| Boiling Point | 56.05 °C 132.89 °F |
| Flash Point | -20 °C -4 °F |
| Solubility in water | Miscible |
| Solubility | Miscible in benzene, diethyl ether, methanol,chloroform, ethanol |
| log P | -0.16 |
| Vapor Pressure | 9.39 kPa (0 °C) |
| Acidity (pKa) | 19.16 (H2O) |
| Viscosity | 0.295 mPa·s (25 °C) |