Soap is prepared by heating fat with: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Soap is prepared by heating fat with:
A. HCl
B. NaOH solution
C. Ethanol
D. NaCl solution
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Soap is made by saponification: fat/oil (triglyceride) + NaOH → glycerol + sodium salt of fatty acid (soap). This is an alkaline hydrolysis. HCl would break down differently. NaCl is used to precipitate soap (salting out). Ethanol is solvent.

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