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During the preparation of soap the addition of common salt allows the precipitation of soap . Expalin the principle involved (Soap is the sodium salt of carboxylic acid ). |
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Answer» The addition of comon salt results in the addition of `Na^(+)` ions. Equilibrium exist between sodium and stearate ions. The addition of `Na^(+)` ions shifts the equilibrium towards left thus sodium stearte precipitates. `RCOO^(-)Na^(+) hArr RCOO^(-)+Na^(+)`. |
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