Considering the pH of your soap, what do you think would happen if you left your...

Considering the pH of your soap, what do you think would happen if you left your soap exposed to air? Explain.

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Soap is sodium salt of fatty acid, it hydrolyses water which is present as moisture in air, as a result sodium hydroxide and carboxylic acid is produced, hence soap is basic in nature.

The sodium hydroxide reacts with carbon dioxide to produce sodium carbonate

Rcoo^-Na⁺ + H₂O RcooH + NaOH

NaOH + CO₂ Na₂CO₃

The double bond present in fatty acid under goes oxidation giving diols which is called rancidification

queen_honey_blossom answered 1 year ago

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