For preparing soap you have to use fatty acid. Which one of the following you would choose: (a) Alcohol (b) Acid (c) Ketone (d) ester

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Formation of soap that is saponification involves base (usually sodium hydroxide, NaOH) hydrolysis of triglycerides, which are esters of fatty acids, to form the sodium salt of a carboxylate.

Esters of fatty acids $\overset{N a O H / H_{2} O}{\to}$ soap + glycerol

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For preparing soap you have to use fatty acid. Which one of the following you would choose: (a) Alcohol (b) Acid (c) Ketone (d) ester

Formation of soap that is saponification involves base (usually sodium hydroxide, NaOH) hydrolysis of triglycerides, which are esters of fatty acids, to form the sodium salt of a carboxylate. Esters of fatty acids →NaOH/ H2O soap + glycerol

Formation of soap that is saponification involves base (usually sodium hydroxide, NaOH) hydrolysis of triglycerides, which are esters of fatty acids, to form the sodium salt of a carboxylate.

Esters of fatty acids $\overset{N a O H / H_{2} O}{\to}$ soap + glycerol