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Carbon and its Compounds — Science STD 10 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10ScienceCarbon and its Compounds1 Mark
Question
How is soap made? Write a word equation involved in soap making.
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Answer

Soap is made by heating animal fat or vegetable oil with concentrated sodium hydroxide solution.

$ \text{Fat}\ \text {or}\ \text{oil}+\text{Sodium}\ \text{hydroxide}\xrightarrow[{}]{ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ {\text{Heat}}\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ }\text{Soap}+\text{Glycerol}$

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