Question

what happens when calcium acetate is heated both alone and with reactant

Answer 1

When calcium acetate is heated it forms calcium carbonate and acetone.

• The process is the way to produce acetone, with the heat being slow and no cokification being allowed.

• The reaction equation used in the process is - Ca(CH3COO)2 →→ Ca(CO3) + CH3COCH3
• Calcium carbonate is the chemical compound having formula CaCO3. Acetone is an organic compound having formula (CH₃)₂CO.