Prelab for Synthesis of Soap - Prelab for Synthesis of Soap...

Prelab for Synthesis of Soap
Chemistry 112L Section 001
September 24, 2014
1. What is the chemical structure of a soap?
2. Why is potassium hydroxide used to make soap?
3. What property of soap allows it to remove dirt?
4. Does the type of fat used to make soap result in soap with different properties? (This is not in
your lab manual, so search elsewhere.) What would be your choice of fat to use, and why?