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Fats +NaOH ___________ + Glycerol.


One of the products formed in this reaction is :

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Soap
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Cloth
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Paper
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Wood
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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.
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