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Fats on alkaline hydrolysis, give...

Fats on alkaline hydrolysis, give

A

oils

B

soaps

C

detergents

D

glycol + acid

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The correct Answer is:
B
Fats are esters of higher fatty acids with glycerol, hence on alkalin hydrolysis, they give back glycerol and sodium or potassium salt of fatty acid (called soap).
`{:(CH_2OCOR " " CH_2OH),(""|" "|),(CHOCOR+3NaOH overset(D)rarrCHOH+3RCOONa),(|" "|" ""Soap"),(CH_2OCOR" "CH_2OH),("Fat"" ""Glycerol"):}`
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