The metabolic disorder diabetes causes a buildup of acetone, CH 3 COCH 3 , in the blood.
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The metabolic disorder diabetes causes a buildup of acetone, CH3COCH3, in the blood. Acetone, a volatile compound, is exhaled, giving the breath of untreated diabetics a distinctive odor. The acetone is produced by a breakdown of fats in a series of reactions. The equation for the last step, the breakdown of acetoacetic acid to give acetone and CO2, is
What mass of acetone can be produced from 125 mg of acetoacetic acid?
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Chemistry And Chemical Reactivity
ISBN: 9780357001172
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Authors: John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel
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