Soap is prepared by boiling caustic soda with ___________?

A. Alcohol
B. Kerosene oil
C. Glycerine
D. Fats

Submitted by: Abid Hussain

The most basic kind of soap is made from caustic soda and animal fat. The two are heated together, and then cooled. The process is called “saponification”. In technical terms, saponification involves base (usually caustic soda NaOH) hydrolysis of triglycerides, which are esters of fatty acids, to form the sodium salt of a carboxylate.

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Raney nickel is prepared from ______________________ by treating with caustic soda?
A. Ni-Cu alloy
B. Ni-Fe alloy
C. Ni-Al alloy
D. Ni-Mg alloy
NaOH is named as caustic soda because________________?
A. It corrodes the organic tissues
B. It is used in soda water
C. It reacts with chlorine gas
D. It reacts with fats to form soap
Caustic Soda is extensively used for making __________?
A. Surf
B. Soap
C. Plaster of Paris
D. Gum

Submitted by: Mansoor Ahmed Suhag
The molal boiling point constant is the ration of the elevation of boiling point to____________________?
A. Molarity
B. Molality
C. More fraction of solvent
D. Mole fraction of solute
Which one of the following is caustic potash?
A. NaOH
B. KOH
C. NaCl
D. NaBH4

Submitted by: Muhammad Ali Kunbhar
The process involved in making soap is called?
A. saponification
B. hydrolysis
C. condensation
D. polymerisation

Submitted by: Malik Asghar Hussain
Which product is obtained in the manufacture of soap from oils:
A. Sodium chloride
B. Sodium hydroxide
C. Fats
D. Glycerine

Submitted by: Sami Khan
Soap is ______?
A. Acid
B. Chemical
C. Powder
D. Salt

Submitted by: Mehran Khan
Which of the following is a component of soap?
A. Sodium sulphate
B. Sodium stearate
C. Sodium chloride
D. Sodium nitrate

Submitted by: Muhammad Ali Kunbhar
Following are the anions of soap which form Ca and Mg ions which we see as curd in water
A. Sodium hexadecanoate
B. Sodium octadecanoate
C. Sodium pentadecanoate
D. Both A & B

Submitted by: Govind Soni