Class 10 Science Carbon and its Compounds Soaps and Detergents

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What is saponification? Write the reaction involved in this process.

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(N/A) Saponification is the chemical process of converting an ester into a soap (a salt of a carboxylic acid) and an alcohol by treating it with an alkali like sodium hydroxide $(NaOH)$.
The general reaction is:
$CH_3COOC_2H_5 + NaOH \rightarrow CH_3COONa + C_2H_5OH$
(Ethyl acetate + Sodium hydroxide $\rightarrow$ Sodium acetate + Ethanol)

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