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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A. It corrodes the organic tissues
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A. saponification
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A. Sodium chloride
B. Sodium hydroxide
C. Fats
D. Glycerine
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A. Acid
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C. Powder
D. Salt
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Which of the following is a component of soap?
A. Sodium sulphate
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D. Sodium nitrate
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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
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