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Question
Write the chemical equation for the following:
Saponification Reaction
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Solution
Ester + NaOH `->` Salt of Carboxylic acid + Alcohol
For example:
\[\ce{C2H5COOCH3 + NaOH -> C2H5COONa + CH3OH}\]
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