Soap and its properties
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mostly prepared from
blend of tallow and
coconut oils. In the
preparation from tallow,
the solid fats of cattle are
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with steam, and the tallow
layer that forms on top is
removed.
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spherical arrangements of
molecules in aqueous solution
such that their hydrophobic
(water-hating) parts are
shielded from the aqueous
environment and their
hydrophilic (water-loving)
parts are on the surface of the
sphere