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Can citric acid be used to make soap instead of sodium hydroxide caustic soda?
No, citric acid cannot be used to make soap instead of sodium hydroxide. Citric acid is a weak organic acid often used as a preservative or to add sour flavor in food products, while sodium hydroxide is a strong alkaline chemical that is required for the saponification process to make soap. Using citric acid will not result in soap formation.
What is the product of a reaction of triacylglycerides with a strong base and water?
The reaction of triacylglycerides with a strong base and water is called saponification. The products of this reaction are glycerol and fatty acid salts, known as soap.
What kind of acid is in soap?
carboxylic acid
What is the scientific name of soap?
There are many different substances used for cleaning called soap.One is basically sodium lauryl sulfate. Another, old fashioned lye soap, is mostly sodium stearate. Liquid soaps may be made from palm oil, coconut oil, or other vegetable oils instead of beef fat.The end of the name comes from the name of a fatty acid: lauric acid, stearic acid, palmitic acid, oleic acid, and so on. The different names tell scientists how many carbons their are in the "fatty" part of the molecule, and how they're bonded.Actual fats and oils contain complicated mixtures of different fatty acids in various proportions. Palm oil, for example, is just under half palmitic acid, with a bit less oleic acid, and small portions of linoleic, stearic, and myristic acids.So there is no one single scientific name for soap, and soaps generally actually are several different chemicals anyway.
What is soap chemically?
Soap is a type of salt composed of a fatty acid and an alkali metal. It is formed through a process called saponification, which involves the reaction of a fat or oil with a strong base. This chemical reaction produces soap molecules that have both hydrophilic (water-attracting) and hydrophobic (water-repelling) properties, allowing them to interact with both water and oil to facilitate cleaning.
