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Is a sodium fatty acid salt the same as a carboxylic acid salt?

Yes, a sodium fatty acid salt is a type of carboxylic acid salt. Fatty acids are carboxylic acids with long hydrocarbon chains, and when they react with a base like sodium hydroxide, they form carboxylic acid salts such as sodium fatty acid salts.


What is the balanced equation for fatty acid and sodium hydroxide?

The balanced equation for the reaction between a fatty acid (such as oleic acid) and sodium hydroxide is: Fatty acid + Sodium hydroxide -> Soap (sodium salt of the fatty acid) + Water


What is Salt of fatty acid called?

fatty acid salt, but I think you are looking for the word soap, or surfactant


How will you prepare propane from sodium salt of fatty acids?

To prepare propane from the sodium salt of fatty acids, the process of saponification is typically used. Saponification involves reacting the sodium salt of fatty acids (soap) with a strong acid to split off the fatty acid, which can then be further processed to yield propane. The propane is obtained by decarboxylation of the fatty acid through a series of chemical reactions.


What is the balanced equation for the reaction of fatty acids and sodium hydroxide?

The balanced equation for the reaction of a fatty acid (such as stearic acid) and sodium hydroxide is: C17H35COOH + NaOH -> C17H35COONa + H2O This reaction produces a salt (sodium stearate) and water.


What the characteristics of SOAP?

One of the characteristics of soap is that chemically it is a sodium salt of higher fatty acid.


What characteristic of soap?

One of the characteristics of soap is that chemically it is a sodium salt of higher fatty acid.


What acid is in soap?

Soap often contains fatty acids such as oleic acid, palmitic acid, and stearic acid. These acids are the result of the saponification process, where fats and oils are combined with sodium hydroxide (lye) to produce soap.


What is the chemical formula of sodium palmitate?

The chemical formula of sodium palmitate is C16H31O2Na. It is the sodium salt of palmitic acid, a common saturated fatty acid found in many natural fats and oils.


Can you run electrolysis in a non polar solution if you dissolve sodium laurate or other fatty acid salt?

You really Can not


What is the formula in sodium tallowate?

The formula of sodium tallowate, otherwise known as soap is CH3CH2....COONa. Sodium tollowate is a salt of a fatty acid.


Is sodium enthanoate an acid?

It is not an acid it is sodium salt of ethanoic acid.