Soap
CHEMISTRY SSS3 First term
WEEK 7
Soap
Performance objectives
Students should be able to:
- Explain the preparation of soap.
- Draw the structure of soap.
- Explain the action of soap as an emulsifying agent.
Content
Soap
Soaps are sodium or potassium fatty acids salts, produced from the hydrolysis of fats in a chemical reaction called saponification.
Each soap molecule has a long hydrocarbon chain, sometimes called its 'tail', with a carboxylate 'head'. In water, the sodium or potassium ions float free, leaving a negatively-charged head.
Preparation of soap
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Subject Scheme & Timeline:
- Metals and their Compounds
- Metals and their Compounds 2
- Metals and their Compounds 3
- Metals and their Compounds 4
- Iron
- Fats and oil
- Chemistry SSS3 First Term Mid-Term Assessment
- Test
- Soap
- Soap and Detergents
- Giant Molecules
- Giant Molecules 2
- Giant Molecules 3
- Chemistry SSS3 First Term Final Assessment
- Test
- Chapters 13
- Category SSS3
- Author ClassNotes Edu
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