Formaldehyde Summary

Everything you need to understand or teach Formaldehyde.

  • 3 Encyclopedia Articles

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Encyclopedia Articles (3)

235 words, approx. 1 pages
Formaldehyde Formaldehyde (HCHO) is the simplest member of the class of organic compounds known as aldehydes. Aldehydes are distinguished by the presence and end position of a carbonyl group (-OH) att... Read more
410 words, approx. 2 pages
Formaldehyde Formaldehyde, HCHO, is the simplest member of the class of organic compounds known as aldehydes. At room temperature formaldehyde is an extremely reactive colorless gas with a suffocating... Read more
816 words, approx. 3 pages
Formaldehyde Overview Formaldehyde (for-MAL-duh-hide) is a colorless, flammable gas with a strong, pungent odor that tends to polymerize readily. Polymerization occurs when individual molecules of for... Read more