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Write the keto and enolic forms of acetone.

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A compound exists in two interconvertible forms, one containing a keto group (keto form) and another containing an alcoholic group (enolic-form). This is called keto-enol tautomerism. For example, acetone exhibits keto-enol tautomerism as,
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