I read a technical German book that refers to "ölsaurem Alkali" which apparently means "oleic acid alkali". How could it be both an acid and an alkali?
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2Can you cite the book? – Pritt says Reinstate Monica Apr 17 '18 at 04:22
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1At a guess, I would think it means a salt of oleic acid – Waylander Apr 17 '18 at 10:24
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2Actually if you google "ölsaurem Alkali" there's too many German books referring to this term, so I guess there isn't any need for a citation @Pritt ;-) – Gaurang Tandon Apr 17 '18 at 12:06
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1@GaurangTandon Well, OP's should support their claims, so there is such need. – Mithoron Apr 17 '18 at 13:32
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They were writing it fancy in old times. Sodium acetate would have been "essigsaures Natrium", potassium sulfate "schwefelsaures Kalium" and so on.
Therefor, "ölsaures Alkali" is an alkali salt of oleic acid (Ölsäure).
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