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Homework Statement
Saponification is the process by which soap is made. A triglyceride is reacted with NaOH to produce a carboxylic acid salt (the soap) and glycerol
Lard, mostly made of trioleic acid (TOA) is used with Lye (NaOH) in homemade variations
molar mass of TOA is 848g/mol
molar mass of resulting soap is 304g/mol
Homework Equations
TOA + 3NaOH --> 3 Soaps+ 3 glycerol
Question: if you want to make a 405g bar of soap with no excess lard or lye what amounts of lard and lye are needed.
The Attempt at a Solution
i have no idea how to do this problem. I know you start with 405g soap/1 to 1mol soap/(idk how much soap weighs per mol)