Multiple choice Soap is a mixture of sodium or potassium salts of monocarboxylic acids dicarboxylic acids tricarboxylic acids glyrecols Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself A Correct answer Explanation Soaps are sodium or potassium salts of long-chain monocarboxylic acids, commonly known as fatty acids. These carboxylic acids contain a single carboxyl group attached to a long hydrocarbon chain.