Question

When a student performs saponification, he observes that the container becomes hot. This indicates that saponification reaction is : (A) Endothermic (B) Exothermic (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)

Answer 1

Dear Student,

◆ Answer -

(B) Exothermic

● Explaination -

• Soaps are salts of higher fatty acids with sodium/potassium hydroxide.
• Saponification is a reaction involving formation of soaps.
• During this reaction, heat is evolved into the surroundings.
• Due to extra heat evolved into surroundings, the container becomes hot.
• Hence, saponification is an exothermic reaction.

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