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Question
Soaps were originally made from ______.
Options
proteins
animal fats and vegetable oils
chemicals extracted from the soil
foam booster
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Solution
Soaps were originally made from animal fats and vegetable oils.
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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
In a locality, hard water, required for an experiment, is not available. However, the following salts are available in the school laboratory:
1. Sodium sulphate
2. Calcium sulphate
3. Magnesium chloride
4. Sodium chloride
5. Calcium chloride
6. Potassium sulphate
Which of the above salts may be dissolved in water to obtain hard water for the experiment?
(A) 2, 3 and 5
(B) 1, 2 and 5
(C) 1, 2, 4 and 6
(D) 3 and 5 only
Which of the following sets of materials can be used for conducting a saponification reaction for the preparation of soap?
(a) Ca(OH)2 and neem oil
(b) NaOH and neem oil
(c) NaOH and mineral oil
(d) Ca(OH)2 and mineral oil
Hard water is not available for an experiment. Some salts are given below :
(I) Sodium chloride
(II) Sodium sulphate
(III) Calcium chloride
(IV) Calcium sulphate
(V) Potassium chloride
(VI) Magnesium sulphate
Select from the following group of these salts, each member of which may be dissolved in water to make it hard.
(A) I, II, V
(B) I, III, V
(C) III, IV, VI
(D) II, IV, VI
A student took four test tubes P, Q, R and S and filled about 8 mL of distilled water in each. After that he dissolved an equal amount of Na2SO4 in P, K2SO4 in Q, CaSO4 in R and MgSO4 in S. On adding an equal amount of soap solution and shaking each test tube well, a good amount of lather will be obtained in the test tubes:
(a) P and Q
(b) P and R
(c) P, Q and S
(d) Q, R and S
Answer the following question.
In three test tubes A, B, and C, three different liquids namely, distilled water, underground water and distilled water in which a pinch of calcium sulphate is dissolved, respectively are taken. Equal amount of soap Answer is added to each test tube and the contents are shaken. In which test tube will the length of the foam (lather) be longest? Justify your answer.
Explain why soap cannot be used in hard water.
______ to remove strong strains on the clothes.
Why do soaps not work effectively in hard water?
What are soaps?
