Andrew Grebneff wrote: > > Adding acetone cannot make the gas evaporate faster. The acetone will > evaporate at its normal rate, leaving the gasoline to evaporate at ITS > normal speed. Eventually all the acetone will be gone, leaving a > reduced amount of acetone-free gas. > Adding acetone does make water evaporate faster, so I would not be surprised to find that it would work with gasoline. In chem labs acetone is often used to help dry out glassware more quickly. Larry A. |
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