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You know how to make soap, don't you? Try to prepare soaps of different colours and fragrance. Prepare a short note on the chemistry of soaps.

Chemistry of soaps:

i. Soaps are sodium and potassium salts of fatty acids.


ii. They are produced by the process of saponification.


iii. Saponification is a process in which natural oils or fats undergo hydrolysis to produce soaps.


iv. It comes in the form of solid bar or liquid gels.


v. It is an excellent skin cleanser.


vi. It is also used in laundry for cleaning a large number of textiles.



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