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CALCIUM SOAPS
Calcium soaps such as calcium stearate, calcium palmitate, and calcium
abietate are made by the action of the sodium salts of the acids on a solu-
ble calcium salt such as calcium chloride (CaCl ).
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Calcium soaps are insoluble in water but are soluble in hydrocarbons.
They tend to form jellylike masses and are used as constituents of greases
and as waterproofing agents.
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