Question

Draw the products of the acid-base reaction between stearic acid and OH-

Answer 1

Products are stearate anion and water.

Step-by-step explanation:

Stearic acid is a 18-carbon chain molecule containing -COOH group. IUPAC name of stearic acid is octadecanoic acid.

Molecular formula of stearic acid is
`C_(17)H_(35)CO_(2)H`.

When
`OH^(-)` is added into stearic acid,
`OH^(-)` removes a proton (
`H^(+)`) from acidic -COOH group and forms stearate anion and water as products.

The balanced acid-base reaction is given as:

`C_(17)H_(35)CO_(2)H+OH^(-)\rightleftharpoons C_(17)H_(35)CO_(2)^(-)+H_(2)O`

Structure of products are given below.