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SOAPS AND DETERGENT

 Soaps are sodium and potassium salts of fatty acids


 General formula of soap is RCOO-Na+ and RCOO-K+

FATTY ACID EXAMPLE OF SOAP


C15H31COOH C15H31COO-Na+
Palmitic acid Sodium palmitate
 Soap are prepared by the alkaline hydrolysis
(saponification) of vegetables oils.

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