ACTIVITY 6 SAPONIFICATION LAB SHEET

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I. PREPARATION OF SOAP
a. Describe the appearance of soap including its color, texture, odor and components.

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b. Complete the chemical equation for the saponification of glyceryl trioleate, a vegetable oil, and
name all the products.

II. PROPERTIES OF SOAP

a. What are your observations? Describe the material obtained from the salt-saturated solution.

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b. Did the collected material form suds when shaken in distilled water? What are your
conclusions?

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c. The salting out process is used commercially to obtain purified soaps. What substances can be
separated from soap using the process? Think about the substances in solution before and after
the preparation of soap that may not be desirable in a commercial product.

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