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When fat comes in contact with sodium hydroxide, it produces soap and glycerin. Determine whether this is a physical change or a chemical change. Explain your answer.
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When fat comes in contact with sodium hydroxide, it produces soap and glycerin. Determine whether this is a physical change or a chemical change. Explain your answer.

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Answer. What comes in contact with Sodium Hydroxide to form soap and glycerine it is a chemical change because you cannot reverse this change and also the products formed are the results of a chemical reaction

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Answer:

Its a chemical change because its property is changed.

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