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What is the product when acetone is heated with calcium acetate?
Explanation
Heating calcium acetate ((CH₃COO)₂Ca) decarboxylates it to acetone (CH₃COCH₃), so acetone remains unchanged in this context, but the reaction confirms its formation.
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