please help me to answer theses question Synethesis of soap, What is the advantage of refluxing a solution as opposed to heating it in a beaker on a hot plate? why is it that the solution has 2 phase after doing the initial heating to melt the shortening? then after refluxing the solution why does it become homogeneous?

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please help me to answer theses question Synethesis of soap,

What is the advantage of refluxing a solution as opposed to heating it in a beaker on a hot plate?

why is it that the solution has 2 phase after doing the initial heating to melt the shortening? then after refluxing the solution why does it become homogeneous?

 

 

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