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Saponification reaction involves the formation of and ethanol, when ethyl ethanoate reacts with sodium hydroxide.

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sodium carboxylate
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ether
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aldehyde
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Solution

The correct option is A sodium carboxylate
Spaonification refers to the hydrolysis of an ester in the presence of a strong base.
For example, when a strong base like sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is added to ethyl ethanoate, an ester, we get sodium carboxylate and ethanol.

CH3COOC2H5(aq) + NaOH(aq) āˆ’āˆ’āˆ’ā†’CH3COONa(aq) + CH3CH2OH(aq)Ethyl ethanoate Sodium Sodium Ethanol hydroxide carboxylate

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