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Question 15

Saponification is defined as:

  • A.Acidic hydrolysis of fat or oil
  • B.Alkali hydrolysis of fat or oil
  • C.Condensation of two monomer units
  • D.Mixture of glacial ethanoic acid and excess of simple alkanol
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Exam body
UI
Subject
Chemistry
Year
2011/2012
Question no.
#15
Type
Objective
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