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प्रश्न
The alkaline hydrolysis of fatty acids is termed as ______
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उत्तर
The alkaline hydrolysis of fatty acids is termed Saponification.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
List two problems that arise due to the use of detergents instead of soaps.
While preparing soap a small quantity of common salt is generally added to the reaction mixture of vegetable oil and sodium hydroxide. Which one of the following may be the purpose of adding common salt?
(A) To reduce the basic nature of the soap
(B) To make the soap neutral
(C) To enhance the cleansing power of the soap
(D) To favour the precipitation of the soap
A student takes about 4 ml of distilled water in four test tubes marked P, Q, R and S. He then dissolves in each test tube an equal amount of one salt in one test tube, namely sodium sulphate in P, potassium sulphate in Q, calcium sulphate in R and magnesium sulphate in S. After that he adds an equal amount of soap solution in each test tube. On shaking each of these test tubes well, he observes a good amount of lather (foam) in the test tube marked
(A) P and Q
(B) Q and R
(C) P, Q and S
(D) P, R and S
People use a variety of methods to wash clothes. Usually after adding the soap, they ‘beat’ the clothes on a stone, or beat it with a paddle, scrub with a brush or the mixture is agitated in a washing machine. Why is agitation necessary to get clean clothes?
Explain esterification reaction with the help of a chemical equation. Describe an activity to show esterification.
Why are soaps not suitable for washing clothes when the water is hard?
Name three chemicals responsible for the surface activity of various detergents.
Soaps were originally made from ______.
The saponification of a fat or oil is done using _____ solution for hot process.
The soap molecule has a
