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It is __________ of fatty oils which leads to formation of soaps.(a) Alkaline hydrolysis(b) Alkaline electrolysis(c) Hydrolysis(d) ElectrolysisThis question was posed to me in homework.Enquiry is from Saponification Value topic in chapter Lubricants of Applied Chemistry

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The correct choice is (a) Alkaline hydrolysis

Easiest EXPLANATION: It is alkaline hydrolysis of fatty oils which leads to FORMATION of soaps. As the fatty materials are present in the oil, that oil on saponification that MEANS on alkaline hydrolysis GIVES the soaps as product.



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