Question

Soaps are:

• A. sodium or potassium salts of higher fatty acid
• B. esters of higher fatty acids
• C. glycerides of fatty acids
• D. hydrides of fatty acids

Answer 1

The correct option is A sodium or potassium salts of higher fatty acid

Soaps are water-soluble sodium or potassium salts of fatty acids. Soaps are made from fats and oils, or their fatty acids, by treating them chemically with a strong alkali.

$C_{12}{H}_{35}COONa$ is a good example of soap.

Hence, option $A$ is correct.