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How does #"sodium oleate"# react with #HCl#?

Answer 1

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

Here, #"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)#

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

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Answer 2

Isaac Aronson

Sodium oleate reacts with hydrochloric acid (HCl) to form sodium chloride (NaCl) and oleic acid. This reaction is a typical example of a neutralization reaction, where an acid and a base react to form a salt and water. In this case, sodium oleate, which is a salt of oleic acid, reacts with HCl to produce sodium chloride, which is a salt, and oleic acid.

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