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Q: How soap emulsify oils and fats.?
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Does an acid or a base emulsify fats and oils?

Bases dissolves fats and oils by reacting with them to form soap. :) I'm not sure if dissolves is like the same thing as emulsify.... sorry.... Hope I helped! :)


Why is it necessary to wear goggles and gloves while making soap?

Soap is made of alkalies. Alkalies emulsify or dissolve the natural oils and fats in the epidermis (skin). The skin becomes extremely dry and flaky and usually painful without its natural oils. It also loses its elasticity.


What substance is made when alkalis react with oils and fats?

Soap


Bile is said to emulsify fats. what is to emulsify?

To break the large fat down into smaller fats pieces.


What is made by reacting fats or oils with sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide?

soap >;)


What are two compounds of soap?

Oils and fats for soap are compounds of glycerin and a fatty acid. When oils are mixed with an alkali, they form glycerin and the sodium salt of the fatty acid. The fatty acids required for soap making are supplied by tallow, grease, fish oils, and vegetable oils. The hardness, lathering qualities, and transparency of soap vary according to the combinations of fats and alkalis used as ingredients. An experienced soap crafter uses many combinations of oils. (From http://www.deancoleman.com/whatissoap.htm)


Organic salt made by reacting fats or oils with sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide?

Soap


What resources go into soap?

animal oils and fats with a strongly alkaline solution, often Lye


Why soap reacts to milk?

Soap molecules bond to oils and fats, trapping them in a molecular matrix. This has the effect of releasing some of the watery base (whey) of the milk while bonding to the fats (curds).


Does bile contain enzymes that emulsify fats?

Yes! Bile salts are produced in the liver, stored in the gall bladder and secreted in the small intestine's duodenum. Because they emulsify fats, they are often thought of as digestion's detergent.


Why is sodium hydroxide soapy?

Sodium hydroxide is a strong base hence when mixed with fats and oils, will cause a chemical reaction called saponification. The result of saponification is beautiful handmade soap used in the manufacture of soap because of the reaction it undergoes with the triglycerides found in fats and oils.


Are Gain dish soap and Dawn dish soap the same?

Fawk no they are not. Dawn is really efficient at bonding and cleaning oils and fats from your food. Gain isn't.