what is saponification? write the reaction involved in this process.
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➡️ Soaps are sodium or potassium salts of long chain fatty acids.
➡️ When triglycerides in fat/oil react with aqueous NaOH or KOH, they are converted into soap and glycerol. ➡️ This is called alkaline hydrolysis of esters. Since thisreaction leads to the formation of soap, it is called the Saponification process.
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Answer:process by which soap is obtained
Explanation:
CH3COOC2H5 +NaOH _____* CH3COONa+C2H5OH
Ch3cooc2h5 is ester
Ch3coona is sodium acetate
C2h5oh is ethanol
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