Acetone finds wide application in various industries as an organic solvent. Its complete miscibility with water mak.es it an excellent dehydrating agent, and its miscibility with numerous other solvents permits its use with them, thereby increasing their individual efficiency. In some instances the addition of a small amount of acetone to two immiscible liquids produces a homogeneous solvent.
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