Fats, on alkaline hydrolysis, gives

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Fats, on alkaline hydrolysis, gives (A) oils (B) soaps (C) detergents (D) glycol + acid

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Fats are esters of higher fatty acids with glycerol, hence on alkaline hydrolysis, they give back glycerol and sodium or potassium salt of acid (this is called soap). underset beginsmallmatrix CH2OCOR (fat) endsmallmatrix mathop underset| mathop underset CHOCOR + 3NaOH xrightarrow[] mathop underset| mathopCH2OCOR undersetCH2OH mathop underset| mathop underset CHOH+ underset(soap) mathop3 RCOONa mathop underset| mathopCH2OH

Q. Fats, on alkaline hydrolysis, gives

oils

soaps

detergents

glycol + acid

Fats are esters of higher fatty acids with glycerol, hence on alkaline hydrolysis, they give back glycerol and sodium or potassium salt of acid (this is called soap). $C H_{2} OCOR (f a t) ∣ C H OCOR + 3 N a O H ∣ C H_{2} OCOR$ $C H_{2} O H ∣ C H O H + (so a p) 3 RCOON a ∣ C H_{2} O H$

Q. Fats, on alkaline hydrolysis, gives

oils

soaps

detergents

glycol + acid

Fats are esters of higher fatty acids with glycerol, hence on alkaline hydrolysis, they give back glycerol and sodium or potassium salt of acid (this is called soap). CH2​OCOR(fat)​∣CHOCOR+3NaOH​∣CH2​OCOR​​​​ CH2​OH∣CHOH+(soap)3RCOONa​∣CH2​OH​​​​

Fats are esters of higher fatty acids with glycerol, hence on alkaline hydrolysis, they give back glycerol and sodium or potassium salt of acid (this is called soap). $C H_{2} OCOR (f a t) ∣ C H OCOR + 3 N a O H ∣ C H_{2} OCOR$ $C H_{2} O H ∣ C H O H + (so a p) 3 RCOON a ∣ C H_{2} O H$