A by product of soap industry is:

sodium hydroxide

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sodium palmitate

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glycerol

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both

B

and

C

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Solution

The correct option is C glycerol
Soaps are sodium or potassium salt of fatty acids, made by hydrolysis of fats and oils with bases. This process yields soap as a product and glycerol as by-product.

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