3. What is Saponification? A process in which esters in fats are hydrolyzed with sodium or potassium hydroxide (NaOH or KOH) to produce a carboxylate anion which can act as a surfactant, i.e. soap.
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10. More Theory -rA = kC Ao 2 (1-x A )( θ -x A ) = dC A /dt Separating, Integrating, and Linearizing gives or and is in the form y=mx+b where C Ao ( θ -1)k is the slope of the line
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13. Data & Results 0.264 25 0.264 20 0.128 15 k (L/mol*s) Temperature ( o C)