Multiple choice

What are soaps?

  1. Salts of silicates

  2. Esters of heavy fatty acids

  3. Sodium or potassium salts of heavier fatty acids

  4. Mixtures of glycerol and alcohol
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Explanation

Soaps are sodium or potassium salts of long-chain fatty acids (like stearic acid, palmitic acid). They are formed by saponification reaction where fats/oils react with alkali. They are not silicates, esters, or glycerol mixtures.

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