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Cleansing Action of Soap

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In soap industries, ___ is used to treat vegetable oils or animal fats.

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Sodium hydroxide

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Potassium hydroxide

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C

Strong base/alkali

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All of these

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Solution

The correct option is D All of these
A strong base is required for saponification reaction.
Examples: Sodium hydroxide and Potassium hydroxide.

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