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Contents 1 Complete oxidation (title added) 2 Where are the carbon atoms? (title added) 3 Reaction with water (title added) 4 Conversion in the human body (title added) 5 Desaturation (title added) 6 Gelatin?

[edit] Complete oxidation (title added)

What is the complete oxidation of stearic acid? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 195.194.252.14 (talk • contribs) .

Carbon dioxide and water. If you're asking for the balanced equation, do your own homework. —Keenan Pepper 02:23, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Where are the carbon atoms? (title added)

If CH3(CH2)16COOH is the formula, then where is the carbon in the picture? All I see are oxygen and hydrogen. Subversive 4 July 2005 04:04 (UTC)

The carbon is never shown in this kind of pictures. Xatufan

The points connecting the various line segments are understood to be carbon —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 129.24.141.230 (talk • contribs) .

[edit] Reaction with water (title added)

What is the equation for its reaction with water? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.173.2.13 (talk • contribs) .

Do your own homework. —Keenan Pepper 02:23, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Conversion in the human body (title added)

I've heard that the human body converts stearic acid to oleic acid for processing, which is why cocoa butter (high in stearic acid) isn't as unhealthy as other kinds of saturated fats. Is this true? Anyone know more about this? Frankg 18:34, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

That's interesting. I'll look it up. —Keenan Pepper 02:23, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

I added a section based on an isotope study I found. How's that? —Keenan Pepper 03:07, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Definitely; thanks for digging that up! Frankg 20:36, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Desaturation (title added)

How conduct the desaturation of stearic acid ? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Grzybowski (talk • contribs) .

[edit] Gelatin?

Would it be accurate to say that calcium stearate and magnesium stearate serve some of the same purposes as gelatin? A package of breath mints had calcium stearate in its list of ingredients (but no gelatin), while other brands such as Altoids do list gelatin. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 02:04, 7 December 2006 (UTC)