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The reaction to make soap is not ionic, it is a hydrolysis. The soap itself is the salt of a fatty acid, and is therefore ionic in nature at the carboxylate site.
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Is soap a compound or mixture?
soap is a compound
Is soap element compound or mixture?
compound
What is the chemical formula for bath soap?
Soap is a complex mixture, not a compound.
Is bar soap an homogeneous mixture?
Yes it is, it is made from a mixture of the sodium salts of various fatty acids of natural oils and fats.
Why did clothes turn red when stained with turmeric and washed with soap?
It is because the turmeric contains a compound called cucumine.cucumine reacts with the fatty acid in the soap/detergent and thence the color of the combination changes to red.
Is soap a compound or mixture?
soap is a compound
Is soap element compound or mixture?
compound
Is soap and detergents a molecule compound or nonpolar compound or ionic compound or covalent compound?
Neither. Soap is a solution composed of several different compounds.
Is soap acid?
Soap is a basic chemical compound.
How can you say that soap is a mixture but water is a compound?
water --> H2O (compound) soap is not as simple to write out (eg. not like water)
Soap formula equation?
Soap is a mixture and not a compound. It therefore does not have a chemical formula.
What is the chemical formula for bath soap?
Soap is a complex mixture, not a compound.
Soil is a mixture or a compound or a element soap is a mixture or a compound or a element?
Soil is a mixture Soap is mostly considered to be a compound, most commercial soaps however (like shampoos) are mixtures.
Is soap a mixture a compound or an element?
Soap is a compound mixture, an element cannot be broken down into smaller parts. Soap can be broken down into the parts that made it. Elements are pure.
Does dish soap have molecules if so how to draw them For my chemistry class I am lost.?
Soap is not a pure compound.
What is the equation of the reaction of the soap and the hydrochloric acid?
This reaction is not known; soap is not a single compound, but a mixture.
Is tomato soap a element compound or mixture?
Mixture
