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Chapter : 6. Carbon and Its Compound
Soaps and Synthetic Detergents
90. Soaps and Synthetic Detergents : Soaps : Soaps are sodium or potassium salts of higher fatty acids. Fatty acids are carboxylic acids containing 12 or more carbon atoms, e.g., The common fatty acids and their formula are given below :