2007-06-11 13:21:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Nail polish remover is acetone. It is CH3COCH3. I hope this helps.
2007-06-11 13:25:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nail polish remover's active ingredient is acetone. It removes nail polish not with a chemical reaction, but simply because it is the same solvent in a pure form as is found in the nail polish remover itself. The nail polish on the finger, dried and polymerized, reverts to the form it started with, just like a dried mudpie can return to being a moist mudpie just by adding a little water.
2007-06-11 20:27:10 · answer #2 · answered by PIERRE S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nail polish remover is based upon acetone and/or ethyl acetate diluted with water to cheapen it, make it less effective (use more!), and render it less flammable. Just about any any polar organic solvent will dissolve the nitrocellulose base - halogenated solvents, polar aromatics, ether in alcohol.
2007-06-11 20:27:40 · answer #3 · answered by Uncle Al 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nail polish remover is ususally based on acetone, a non polar, organic solvent
2007-06-11 20:24:42 · answer #4 · answered by reb1240 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nail polish remover = clean nails
2007-06-11 20:24:14 · answer #5 · answered by K.Spence 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋