Question

Is soap a salt?

Answer 1

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 ${\mathbf{RCOO}}^{\mathbf{-}}{\mathbf{Na}}^{\mathbf{+}}\mathbf{}\mathbf{or}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}{\mathbf{RCOO}}^{\mathbf{-}}{\mathbf{K}}^{\mathbf{+}}$

Hence, soap is a salt.