Question

mention the essential material to prepare soap in laboratory. describe in brief the test of determining the nature of the reaction mixture of saponification reaction

Answer 1

castor or vegetable oil
sodium hydroxide
and sodium chloride

Answer 2

Chemicals required: Vegetable oil, common salt and 20% sodium hydroxide
solution
When a red litmus paper is dipped in the reaction mixture, the paper changes its
colour to blue. Hence, the reaction mixture of the saponification reaction is basic
in nature.