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Most soaps are manufactured by...

Most soaps are manufactured by

A

esterification

B

saponification

C

Eutrephication

D

alkylation

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C
Soponification (i.e., alkaline hydrolysis) of tricaylglycerols produces glycerol and a mixture of salts of long-chain carboxylic acids calle soaps.
Esterfiication is the formation of esters through acylation of alcholos. Eutrophication is the undesirable overgrowth of vegetation caused by high concentration of plant nutrients in bodies of water.
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