One type of soap is produced when ethyl stearate and sodium hydroxide react. The soap produced by this reaction is called sodium stearate. The other product or the reaction
is ethanol. This reaction is represented by the balanced equation below.
79 Identify the type of organic reaction used to make soap. [1]
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80 To which class of organic compounds does ethyl stearate belong?
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81 Identify the
two two of bonds in the compound sodium stearate. [1]Highlight box to reveal answer
covalent and ionic or polar and nonpolar or single and double |
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