Acetone - The magic chemical

My bad haha that's what I was referring to, yes. :whistle:

 

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Acetone is not carcinogenic. If someone got nerve damage, it's because he was huffing or drinking acetone or, most likely, something else. It is flammable, but FAR from being an "extremely dangerous chemical". I can also postively tell you it would never be used to clean toilet bowls (or industrial parts) as it would be completely ineffective for that application.... not to mention it wouldn't be cost effective and the local MSD could impose fines for flushing it to sewer. :hammer:

 

"Acetone is believed to exhibit only slight toxicity in normal use, and there is no strong evidence of chronic health effects if basic precautions are followed"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetone

 

well the mystery continues. once again i agree with brother leadfoot

 

FWIW acetone is a lewis base and a very active chemical substance. The ketone group is the foundation of most fragrances because of the chemical activity of that group and is responsible to ketal reactions that form glucose rings. The functional group is also responsbile for a lot of the carcinogenic properties of thousands of molecules.

 

http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Acetone

 

i wonder what happens if we dip a collector in acetone?

 

Nothing probably, but really depends on the kind of damage...

 

He may wind up with skin irritation from the loss of the oils in his outer epidermal layers, and it would be rather unpleasant on mucus membranes and the eyes There may also be the chance of frostbite under the proper conditions due to the very rapid evaporation of large quantities of acetone from the skin.

 

there u have it kids dont play with acetone

 

Frost bite? Only if it is done in cold weather. It may evaporate fast, but not that fast.

BTW, it evaporates faster when mixed with water.

 

GD its been a long drive and you need some rest. Acetone doesnt come dripping out of the shower and please dont tell me you put it your bath tub before jumping in and that you did it several times.

i can fathom you parting the nile but i cant fathom this.

 

this quote should be immortalized i havent been so surprised since the AJ maneuver

 

OOpps. Sufuric Acid is not an Ion. The H2SO4 is composed of the Hydrogen Hydroxide radical, an H Ion, a SO4 radical molecule. Hydrogen Sulfide is H2S and in many instances is easily produced. One method is to put FeS (Iron sulfide) in H2SO4 producing the H2S and Iron Sulfate crystals.

 

so u put acetone and jumped right into the bath tub and othing happened? no side effects no skin diseases nothing?

what were u painting murals. you never told me you were into rare art i have a few paintings that i would like to discuss at some point

 

But you missed the point of a collector, not an admistrator. Might make lots of differences.
And have you looked in a mirror lately?

 

and then the fight started :whistle:

 

Really? Hydrogen hydroxide = H2O = water. That is a funny radical.
"Hydrogen Hydroxide radical, an H Ion, a SO4 radical" That totals H2SO5.
When I went to school, the first dissociation for sulfuric acid was H+ and HSO4-. I really do not think that has changed.

And, yes, I realize that sulfuric acid is not an ion, but it does readily ionize and it was a convenient way to describe "hydrogen sulfate" so MOST people could understand.