WASSCE Chemistry · Organic Chemistry & Applied
Soaps, Detergents, and Oils
Fats and oils as natural esters, saponification, and how soaps and detergents clean.
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Across the topic: 9 sections · 2 worked examples · 2 diagrams
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2 lessons · 15 min
- 1Fats, oils and saponification7 minFree7 minFree
1 worked example · 1 diagram
- 2Soaps and detergents: how they clean8 min Plan8 min Plan
- Structure of a soap
- How soap cleans
- Soap and hard water
- Soapless detergents
- Soaps compared with detergents
- Detergents and the environment
1 worked example · 1 diagram
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