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Question
Why is common salt (sodium chloride) added during the preparation of soap?
Solution
Common salt (sodium hydroxide) is added during the preparation of soap to separate the soap from the aqueous solution. On adding common salt, solubility of the soap, present in the solution, decreases. This allows the soap to be taken out from the solution in its solid form.
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