Question

Soaps are manufactured by the process of ________ of oils and fats.

Answer 1

(1) Soaps are sodium or potassium salts of long-chain fatty acids.

(2) They are manufactured by the saponification of oils and fats.

(3) Saponification is the process in which sodium hydroxide reacts with oils or fats and breaks them down to form salts of respective fatty acids.

Therefore, soaps are manufactured by the process of saponification of oils and fats.