Chemistry, asked by maanisha2198, 1 year ago

What is the alcohol formed during the production of soap?

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Answered by ninja007

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Saponification:
Esters react in the presence of an acid or a base to give back the alcohol and carboxylic acid. This is called saponification reaction. This is reverse reaction of esterification reaction.

CH3COOC2H5 + NaOH → CH3-COOH + CH3-CH2-OH
it is CH3CH2OH ,Ethanol, also known as ethyl alcohol

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