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Acetone has also been called a
universal solvent
because it can dissolve oils, alcohol, and
water.4
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n P.
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Chemists would have a hard time without acetone.
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Acetone washes things up in the lab.
It mixes with water.
Removes Sharpie marks from the window or from glass, for example.
Acetone is produced in the human body.
It is present in blood and in urine.
People with diabetes produce more of it.
Large amounts of it are not healthy and can lead to death.
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However, there is no such thing as a
universal solvent because no one
substance is capable of dissolving every
other substance.7
Soap is a very good solvent because it
dissolves in water and one end of the soap
molecule acts like oils and the other end like
alcohols, so soap is soluble in water, oil, and
alcohol.9