Question

2. Heavy metal salts of fatty acids are used as -
(a) washing agent (b) lubricants (c) builders​

Answer 1

Answer:

the correct answer will be a) washing agent

Answer 2

Heavy metal salts of fatty acids are used as (a) washing agents.

1. Heavy metal salts are often used as pigment molecules.

2. heavy metal salts react with free fatty acids in the oil medium, metal soaps may form in a paint layer that can then migrate outward to the painting's surface

3. For eg - lead white, red lead, zinc white.

4. Washing agents are also called cleansing agents

5. They are surface cleaners used to remove dirt from various surfaces.