How does common ion effect contribute in formation of soaps?why it doesn't apply on detergent
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Soap is made in a chemical reaction between a fat and an alkali. This reaction is called saponification. The products are glycerol and soap:
Names like ‘sodium tallowate’ and ‘sodium palmitate’ are soaps made in this reaction. ‘Glycerin’ is the soap-maker’s name for glycerol. The name of the soap comes from the fat. Fat molecules can be drawn in a shape like a letter ‘E’. The backbone of the E is made from three carbon atoms. The three ‘sticks’ of the E are long chains of carbon and hydrogen atoms. The backbone and sticks are joined together with an oxygen atom like this:
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