Washing soaps are potassium and sodium salts of:

acetones, ketones and quinones

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formic, acetic and maleic acids

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oleic, palmitic and stearic acids

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sulphur, chlorine and fluorine

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Solution

The correct option is D oleic, palmitic and stearic acids
Soap is sodium or potassium salt of fatty acid produced by saponification reaction using sodium or potassium hydroxide. The fatty acids, stearic, palmitic, myristic, lauric and oleic acids, contribute to lathering and washing properties of the soaps

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