Chemistry: Carboxylic acids – long chain fatty acids (stearic acid, C18:0) and a bit on triglycerides, part 24

Welcome back to this beginners’ chemistry series! I hope you’re enjoying it so far. I know I am! Let’s talk more about carboxylic acids, specifically the fatty acids we encounter over and over again in our liquid oils, solid oils, butters, and waxes. In part 21 of this series – carboxylic acids – we met…