write down the saponification reaction
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A chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap)
This Sodium salt is used as soap. CH3COOC2H5 + NaOH -- CH3COONa + C2H5OH
This Sodium salt is used as soap. CH3COOC2H5 + NaOH -- CH3COONa + C2H5OH
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Soaps are sodium or potassium salts of long chain fatty acids .When triglycerides in fat/oil reacts with aquous NaoH or KOH .they are converted into soap or glycerol since this reaction is lead to the formation of soap.i t is called the saponification reaction.
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