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Explain sponification

Posted by Vidushi Saraw 5 years, 11 months ago

CBSE > Class 10 > Science

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Shivani Yadav 5 years, 11 months ago

The process of making soap by hydrolysis of fat and oil with alkalis is called saponification

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Yogita Ingle 5 years, 11 months ago

Saponification is the hydrolysis of an ester under acidic or basic conditions to form an alcohol and the salt of a carboxylic acid. Saponification is commonly used to refer to the reaction of a metallic alkali (base) with a fat or oil to form soap.

Example:

Ethanoic acid reacts with alcohols in the presence of a conc. sulphuric acid to form esters.

C₂H₅OH + CH₃COOH → CH₃COOC₂H₅ + H₂O

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Sanket Arjun 5 years, 11 months ago

Saponification is a process by which triglycerides are reacted with sodium or potassium hydroxide (lye) to produce glycerol and a fatty acid salt, called "soap." The triglycerides are most often animal fats or vegetable oils.

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