CameraIcon

SearchIcon

MyQuestionIcon

1

You visited us 1 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!

Preparations and Uses of Sodium Carbonate

Fats +NaOH ...

Question

Fats +NaOH $\to$ ___________ + Glycerol.

One of the products formed in this reaction is :

A

Soap

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

B

Cloth

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

C

Paper

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

D

Wood

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Open in App

Solution

The correct option is A Soap
Soap is a salt of fatty acid and are obtained by treating vegetable oils or animal fats with a strongly alkaline solution. Fats and oils are composed of triglycerides three molecules of fatty acids are attached to single molecule of glycerol. The alkaline solution which is sodium hydroxide brings about a chemical reaction known as sponification.

Suggest Corrections

thumbs-up

0

Similar questions

F a t s

N a O H \to

G l y c e r o l

One of the product formed in this reaction is:

Fats + NaOH → ........+ Glycerol. Name the other product formed in this reaction is:

Q. One mole of a naturally occuring fat, on hydrolysis with NaOH, gave 1 mole of glycerol, together with sodium palmitate and sodium stearate in a

1 : 2

molar ratio. The fat molecule is symmetrical. The structure of the fat is:

Q. White phosphorus on reaction with NaOH gives

P H_{3}

as one of the products. This is a?

Q. Question 7
Oils on treating with hydrogen in presence of palladium or nickel catalyst form fats. This is an example of
(a) Addition reaction
(b) Substitution reaction
(c) Displacement reaction
(d) Oxidation reaction

View More

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

similar_icon

Related Videos

lock

Sodium Carbonate

CHEMISTRY

Watch in App

explore_more_icon

Explore more

Preparations and Uses of Sodium Carbonate

Standard XII Chemistry

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

CrossIcon