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Question #6f366

Answer 1

Here's what I get.

Explanation:

The reaction is a simple proton transfer from the acid to the amine to form an ammonium salt.

The equation for the salt formation is

`underbrace("CH"_3("CH"_2)_16"COO-H")_color(red)("stearic acid") + underbrace(":N"("CH"_2"CH"_2"OH")_3)_color(red)("triethanolamine") → underbrace("CH"_3("CH"_2)_16"COO"^"-"color(white)(l) "H-"stackrel("+")("N")("CH"_2"CH"_2"OH")_3)_color(red)("triethanolammonium stearate")`

The structure of the salt is