A Wax Is the Product of the Reaction Between a Fatty

question 10

Multiple Choice

A wax is the product of the reaction between a fatty acid and fatty alcohol.  As such, you would expect the resulting functional group to be which of the following?  (Hint: The term fatty simply means that the carbon chains involved are both linear and at least 12 carbons long) .

• A)ether
• B)anhydride
• C)glycol
• D)ester

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System of Equations

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Coefficient

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