Does acetone conduct electricity

Answer 1

It's a temperature dependent variable. Most data sheets from chemical suppliers state the dielectric constant at 25C (77F) as 20.7.

As an aside, the term dielectric constant should only apply to values measured at zero frequency as dielectric permittivity changes according to theoscillationof the applied electric field

Answer 2

no it will not.

it must dissociate into ions in order for it to conduct electricity, which does not happen with acetone.

NaCl would, for example, because it dissociates into Na+ and Cl-.

Answer 3

Acetone's thermal conductivity is about 0.16 W/m·K. This is pretty similar to the thermal conductivity of wood or typical plastics. Technically this would make acetone an insulator, but not a very good one.

Keep in mind as well that acetone is a liquid at room temperatures, and so it could transfer heat through convection as well as conduction. Also, acetone boils at about 56ºC. If it starts to boil, heat transfer can be carried out through evaporation, and this is an extremely efficient way to transfer heat. This is further complicated by the fact that acetone is flammable, and so you'd have to be extremely careful about using it for heat transfer purposes.

Answer 4

Acetone is CH3(C=O)CH3 and has a pKa close to 20, so it doesn't lose a proton very readily.

So, it mostly stays as a neutral molecule and doesn't conduct electricity well.

Answer 5

experimental value of diffusion coefficient of acetone is 0.037 m2/s

Answer 6

no

Answer 7

yes