Question

Soaps are
(a) sodium salts of fatty acids
(6) calcium salts of fatty acids
(c) barium salts of fatty acids
(d) ammonium salts of fatty acids.​

Answer 1

a) sodium salts of fatty acids is the correct option.

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Answer 2

Soaps are the sodium salts of fatty acids. So option (a) is correct.

• Soaps are generally formed by saponification reaction.
• Saponification reaction involves the treatment of a triglyceride/fatty acid with a base like sodium or potassium hydroxide.
• The end product in the reaction is an alkali salt of fatty acid with cleansing properties.
• The hydrophobic fatty acid part of the soap is termed as tail and the polar anionic part is the head.
• Soaps are widely used for their detergent action involving the formation of micelles.