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Saponification of coconut oil yields glycerol and

Saponification of coconut oil yields glycerol and

Options

  1. Apalmitic acid
  2. Bsodium palmitate
  3. Coleic acid
  4. Dstearic acid

Correct answer

B. sodium palmitate

Step-by-step solution

Saponification (alkaline hydrolysis) of oils and fats gives glycerol and sodium salt of fatty acids, which is sodium palmitate in the present question
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