Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0132525763
ISBN 13: 978-0-13252-576-3

Chapter 24 - The Chemistry of Life - 24 Assessment - Page 869: 78

Answer

Palmitic acid is a long-chain carboxylic acid. Sodium palmitate then is the carboxylate salt of palmitic acid. To get the structure of sodium palmitate we deprotonate the carboxylic acid to form the carboxylate, and then add the sodium counterion.

Work Step by Step

Palmitic acid is a long-chain carboxylic acid. Sodium palmitate then is the carboxylate salt of palmitic acid. To get the structure of sodium palmitate we deprotonate the carboxylic acid to form the carboxylate, and then add the sodium counterion.
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