acetone is a widely used industrial solvent, and the main component in
many fingernail polish removers. The chemical formula is CH3COCH3 (the three
carbons are connected to each other in a chain: C-C-C).
a. Draw the Lewis structure for acetone, and predict the geometry around
each carbon atom.
b. Is the molecule polar or non-polar?
c. What kinds of intermolecular forces exist between acetone molecules?
d. 1-propanol (CH3CH2CH2OH, again, all C atoms are connected in a long chain,
C-C-C-C) boils at 97.2 °C while acetone boils at 56.5 °C. Explain the
difference.