State stearic acid is made by hydrolyzing fat from cattle

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Stearic acid is made by hydrolyzing fat from cattle. The fat, tallow, is predominately glycerin tristearate (formula C57 H110 O6 molecular weight 891.4g/mol) while stearic acid is C18 H36 O2 (molecular weight 230g/mol.) If 750 grams of tallow is used, how much stearic acid should be theoretically produced? The balanced equation is C57 H110 O6 +3H2 O--> 3C18 H36 O2 +C3 H8O3.

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