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Formaldehyde vs Acetone - What's the difference?

formaldehyde | acetone |

In organic compound terms the difference between formaldehyde and acetone

is that formaldehyde is the simplest aldehyde, H-CHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formalin while acetone is a colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH3)2CO, used as a solvent.

formaldehyde

English

(wikipedia formaldehyde)

Noun

(-)
  • (organic compound) The simplest aldehyde, H-CHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formalin.

    • Synonyms

    * (H-CHO) (when used as a preservative), methanal (IUPAC name)

    Hypernyms

    * (organic compound) aldehyde

    Related terms

    * formalin * formic acid

    acetone

    English

    Noun

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

    • Synonyms

    * propanone * propan-2-one * dimethyl ketone

    References

    * (wikipedia "acetone") ----