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Soap Is an Anionic Surfactant Used in Conjunction with Water

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Soap is an anionic surfactant used in conjunction with water for washing and cleaning. It is a typical example for European Medieval technology. Animal or plant fats are hydrolyzed by the strong base (NaOH in water, usually called lye) , yielding alkali salts of fatty acids and glycerol. Historically, tallow (beef or mutton fat) is used for saponification. Tallow contains glycerol esters of oleic acid (47%) , palmitic acid (26%) and stearic acid (14%) . What are the chemical components of soap from tallow? Soap is an anionic surfactant used in conjunction with water for washing and cleaning. It is a typical example for European Medieval technology. Animal or plant fats are hydrolyzed by the strong base (NaOH in water, usually called lye) , yielding alkali salts of fatty acids and glycerol. Historically, tallow (beef or mutton fat)  is used for saponification. Tallow contains glycerol esters of oleic acid (47%) , palmitic acid (26%)  and stearic acid (14%) . What are the chemical components of soap from tallow?   A)  I, II, III B)  II, III, IV C)  I , III, V D)  III, IV, V, VI


A) I, II, III
B) II, III, IV
C) I , III, V
D) III, IV, V, VI

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