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GEORGE 6. K A U F California State University. Fresno Fresno. CA 93740
Formaldehyde: A Simple Compound with Many Uses Raymond B. seyrnourl University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406 George B. Kauffman CaliforniaState University, Fresno, Fresno, CA 93470
Formaldehyde (HzC=O) is one of the simplest organic compounds and the first member of the homologous series of aliphatic aldehydes, which are represented by the general formula RHC=O, where R is a hydrogen atom or an alkvl radical H ( C H h It is a colorless, water-soluble, toxic gaswith a pungen
