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One type of soap is produced when ethyl stearate and sodium hydroxide react. The soap produced by this reaction is called sodium stearate. The other product of the
reaction is ethanol. This reaction is represented by the balanced equation below.
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C17H35-C-O-C₂H5 + NaOH
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CH-C-O Na + C₂H₂OH
Ethyl stearate
Sodium hydroxide
Sodium stearate
To which class of organic compounds does ethyl stearate belong?
Ethanol
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