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Appearance and Physical Form: It's usually a milky - white, uniform emulsion. It's neutral to weakly acidic, with a pH between 4.5 and 6.5. It's non - toxic, odourless, non - corrosive, and not flammable or explosive.
Solubility: It mixes well with water but doesn't mix easily with organic solvents like methanol, ethanol, and acetone. Viscosity: The viscosity varies widely, generally between 20 and 5000mPa.s. It can be adjusted by adding thickeners or diluents. |
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Stability: It's stable at pH 3 - 7, tolerating weak acids and alkalis but not strong ones or organic solvents.
Polymerisability: The vinyl acetate monomer has a carbon - carbon double bond, making it easy to undergo free - radical polymerisation to form polyvinyl acetate. Reactivity: It can undergo addition reactions with halogens and hydrogen halides. It can also be oxidised by strong oxidising agents like acidic potassium permanganate. Its ester groups can hydrolyse under acid/alkali catalysis. |