When fat comes in contact with sodium hydroxide, it produces soap and glycerin?
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This is a chemical change because new substances are formed with different properties and identities.
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The process is called saponificaton.
Saponification is a process that involves conversion of fat, oil, or lipid into soap and alcohol by the action of heat in the presence of aqueous alkali. Soaps are salts of fatty acids and fatty acids are mono that have long carbon chains.
Fats reacts with Sodium hydroxide to produce soap and glycerin
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