NCERT Exercise Q11 - Carbon and its Compounds
Question: What change will you observe if you test soap with litmus paper (red and blue)?
Answer: 1. Soap is a salt formed from the reaction of a strong base (NaOH or KOH) with a weak fatty acid (long-chain carboxylic acid). 2. When soap dissolves in water, it undergoes partial hydrolysis: the ...
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