Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0132525763
ISBN 13: 978-0-13252-576-3

Chapter 24 - The Chemistry of Life - 24 Assessment - Page 869: 59

Answer

A soap is essentially an alkali metal salt from a fatty acid.

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A soap is essentially an alkali metal salt from a fatty acid.
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