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Is soap a salt?


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  1. Soap: Soaps are the fatty acid of sodium or potassium.
  2. Soaps have a long chain of hydrocarbon which is called the hydrophobic tail and a hydrophilic head. Hydrocarbon chains are water-insoluble and soluble in organic solvents. Hydrophilic heads are water-soluble.
  3. Basically, soaps are a type of salt. It is sodium or potassium salt.
  4. The general formula of soap is RCOO-Na+orRCOO-K+

Hence, soap is a salt.


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