Question
The process involved in making soap is
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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