Acetone vs. Styrofoam

(organic compound) A colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH3)2CO, used as a solvent.

A volatile liquid consisting of three parts of carbon, six of hydrogen, and one of oxygen; pyroacetic spirit, - obtained by the distillation of certain acetates, or by the destructive distillation of citric acid, starch, sugar, or gum, with quicklime.

the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics

Acetone, or propanone, is an organic compound with the formula (CH3)2CO. It is the simplest and smallest ketone. It is a colourless, highly volatile and flammable liquid with a characteristic pungent odour.

Expanded polystyrene foam, such as is used in cups and packaging.

a light resilient foam of polystyrene

Styrofoam is a trademarked brand of closed-cell extruded polystyrene foam (XPS), commonly called , manufactured as foam continuous building insulation board used in walls, roofs, and foundations as thermal insulation and water barrier. This material is light blue in color and is owned and manufactured by The Dow Chemical Company.Styrofoam is colloquially used worldwide to refer to another material that is usually white in color and made of expanded (not extruded) polystyrene foam (EPS).

Example: ‘Blue Board’;