Class 10 Science - Chapter Carbon and Its Compound NCERT Solutions | What change will you observe if you test

Welcome to the NCERT Solutions for Class 10th Science - Chapter Carbon and Its Compound. This page offers a step-by-step solution to the specific question from Exercise 6, Question 11: what change will you observe if you test soap with....
Question 11

What change will you observe if you test soap with litmus paper (red and blue)?

Answer

Since soap is basic in nature, it will turn red litmus blue. However, the colour of blue litmus will remain blue, because soap is sodium salt of fatty acid. It is obtained by treatment of oil with caustic soda. Sodium stearate is thus a salt of weak acid and strong base, so it is alkaline in nature.

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