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Question : By product obtained by soap industry is

Option 1: Caustic soda

Option 2: Glycerol

Option 3: Naphathalene

Option 4: Caustic potash


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Correct Answer: Glycerol


Solution : The correct answer is glycerol.

Soaps are formed by the process called saponification in which fats or vegetable oil reacts with a strong base like NaOH or KOH, and produces soap and glycerol. Glycerol is a byproduct of soap industry. Soaps are sodium or potassium salts of long chain fatty acids. Sodium palmate is the most common type of soap formed by the reaction of palm oil with sodium hydroxide.

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