How does "sodium oleate"sodium oleate react with HClHCl?

1 Answer
Mar 2, 2017

This is an acid base reaction..........

Explanation:

Here, "sodium oleate"sodium oleate is the conjugate base of a weak acid, and so:

C_17H_33CO_2^(-)""^(+)Na(aq) + HCl(aq) rarr C_17H_33CO_2H(aq) + NaCl(aq)C17H33CO2+Na(aq)+HCl(aq)C17H33CO2H(aq)+NaCl(aq)

The product acid, "oleic acid"oleic acid, is the principal component of olive oil: it probably has next to no solubility in water.