Sodium or Potassium salt of higher fatty acid is termed as ____ .

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Sodium or Potassium salt of higher fatty acid (12 or more C atoms) is termed as soap. Potassium soaps are softer than sodium soaps. The general formula of soap can be represented as
$R - C O O N a$

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