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    Question

    The process involved in making soap is

    A Saponification Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Hydrolysis Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Condensation Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Polymerization Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Saponification is a process that produces soap, usually from fats and lye. In technical teens, saponification involves base (usually caustic soda NaOH) hydrolysis of triglycerides, which are esters of fatty acids, to form the sodium salt of a carboxylate. In addition to soap, such traditional saponification processes produces glycerol.

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