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No, it is a compound. Household uses of acetone are as the active ingredient in nail polish remover and as paint thinner.

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Is acetone element or compound?

Acetone is is an organic compound. It is made of carbon,hydrogen and oxygen. It is the smallest ketone.


What is the element for nail polish remover?

pure acetone


Is a acetone an element or compound?

Acetone is a chemical compound and not just a single substance. It is colorless, has a distictive smell and is flammable.


Is acetone a compound element or mixture?

Acetone is a compound, specifically a type of organic compound known as a ketone. It is made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms in a specific arrangement. It is not a mixture of different substances.


What is the compound name and formula of acestone?

I believe you're talking about acetone..... Well, the formula is C3H6O. C stands for Carbon, H for Hydrogen and O for Oxygen. The subscripts refer to the number of atoms of each element in a single molecule of acetone. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetone


Does acetone reacts with acetone?

No, because when you add acetone to acetone, all you are doing is adding more of the volume of acetone to acetone. You are just changing the amount of acetone, not anything chemically happening.


How many type of acetone?

Yes, mainly there are 3 types of acetone: regular acetone, acetone with enriched formula, maximum strength acetone.


What is the name of CH3COCH3?

Its a polyatomic ion called Acetate


Is acetone vapor or gas?

Acetone exists as a liquid at room temperature but can evaporate to form acetone vapor, which is a gas made up of acetone molecules.


Will styrofoam put on acetone harden when you put it away from acetone?

Acetone will not make Styrofoam hard. Putting Styrofoam in acetone will dissolve how to do it is easy. Place a bit of acetone into a bowl then put in the Styrofoam in the bowl and it will dissolve away.


Is acetone a degreaser?

Yes. Acetone is a degreaser


Can acetone be used in cars?

Its ethanol.. NOT acetone!!