Structural properties of liquid acetone

Monte Carlo simulation of liquid acetone was carried out. The effect of ele ctrostatic and van der Waals interactions on the regularities of mutual arr angement of the molecules was studied. Spatial structure of Liquid acetone is determined by the molecular shape, repulsive intermolecular interactions , and steric factors and is close to the structure of a random closely pack ed system of soft spheres. Electrostatic interactions affect only the mutua l orientation of the molecules.