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Question:

Mention the essential material (chemicals) to prepare soap in the laboratory. Describe in brief the test of determining the nature (acidic/ alkaline) of the reaction mixture of saponification reaction.

Solution:

The essential materials used are: Vegetable oil, Sodium hydroxide, Sodium chloride. It is alkaline in nature as it has free alkali ions and hence the soap solution is slippery to touch.