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Question
Assertion: Sodium chloride is added to precipitate soap after saponification.
Reason: Hydrolysis of esters of long-chain fatty acids by alkali produces soap in colloidal form.
Options
Assertion and reason both are correct statement but reason does not explain assertion.
Assertion and reason both are correct and reason explains the assertion.
Both assertion and reason are wrong statement.
Assertion is correct statement reason is wrong statement.
Assertion is wrong statement reason is correct statement.
Solution
Assertion and reason both are correct and reason explains the assertion.
Explanation:
Hydrolysis of esters of long-chain fatty acids by alkali gives soap a colloid. The process is called saponification. Sodium chloride is added to precipitate soap which is in colloidal form.
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