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Soaps are-

A
Alkyl benzene sulphonates
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Sodium salts of long chain carboxylic acids.
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Glycerides
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Glyceric ester of higher fatty acids.
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Solution

The correct option is B Sodium salts of long chain carboxylic acids.
Soaps are sodium salts of long chain fatty acids e.g. sodium oleate C17H33COONa+ similarly, sodium stearate is a soap of a saturated Fatty acid C17H35COOH soaps form micelle in which there is one hydrophobic part and another is hydrophilic part.


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