Why is acetone kept in plastic bottles if it melts plastic?
In: Chemistry
Plastic is a type of material, not a single material. You can compare to metals which is a type of material, not a single material. Regular steals then rust if you expose them to water and oxygen but stainless steals do not still both are metals.
Some plastic can be dissolved by acetone but others can’t. Acetone is likely in HDPE (High-density polyethylene) bottles. I do not have acetone in a plastic bottle at home, if you have one you can check it for the material. If it is HDPE you have a 2 in size a range of arrow like [this](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Symbol_Resin_Code_2_HDPE.svg)
You can look at different plastic chemical resistance at [https://www.plasticsintl.com/chemical-resistance-chart](https://www.plasticsintl.com/chemical-resistance-chart)
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