Answer:
Products are stearate anion and water.
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 [tex]C_{17}H_{35}CO_{2}H[/tex].
When [tex]OH^{-}[/tex] is added into stearic acid, [tex]OH^{-}[/tex] removes a proton ([tex]H^{+}[/tex]) from acidic -COOH group and forms stearate anion and water as products.
The balanced acid-base reaction is given as:
[tex]C_{17}H_{35}CO_{2}H+OH^{-}\rightleftharpoons C_{17}H_{35}CO_{2}^{-}+H_{2}O[/tex]
Structure of products are given below.
