What is the chemical name of soap?
and its chemical formula?

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Solution

Chemical Name of soap:
Soaps are sodium and potassium salts of long chain fatty acids containing 12 to 18 carbon atoms.

Chemical formula of soap: RCOO^-Na⁺, where R denotes any long chain alkyl group containing 12 to 18 carbon atoms.

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