acetone

     

−94.9 °C (178.2 K)

Trivia about acetone

  • (Jon of the Clue Crew zaps some styrofoam peanuts with liquid from a test tube in the Jeopardy! science lab.) You might think styrofoam peanuts are hard to get rid of, but they can be dissolved using this solvent, the same one found in nail polish remover
  • Produced by the Hock process, it's the solvent in rubber cement & some cleaning fluids
  • For nail polish stains, carefully use this solvent--logically, often the key ingredient in nail polish remover
  • Krazy Glue advises if fingers get stuck together soak them in this solvent, or a nail polish remover that contains it