SCITUES: Melting Styrofoam with Nail Polish Remover

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Published on 02-02-2010

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This weeks SCITUES answers the burning question that many of us get each and every night.

"What would happen if I put a Styrofoam cup into a bowl of acetone?"

The answer is quite simple, because styrofoam and acetone are both non-polar substances, they react by dissolving into each other. So saying that the styrofoam is melting is not exactly true as it more or less just dissolves entirely.

Video demonstration here:

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