Q13 of 312 Page 262

What are the raw materials required for making soap in a laboratory (or at home)?

Following raw materials are required for making soap in a laboratory:

(i) Vegetable oil (like castor oil, cottonseed oil or soyabean oil)


(ii) Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda)


(iii) Sodium chloride (common salt)



More from this chapter

All 312 →
11 Describe one reaction of ethanol. 12 Name one liquid carbon compound which is being used as an additive in petrol in some countries. 14 Would you be able to check whether water is hard by using a detergent? Why? 15 Describe a test for carboxylic acids.