Is soap a polymer

Answer 1

well the chemicals required to make soap are

any saturated or unsaturated organic compound i.e fats or oils respectively and its reaction wid sodiam hydroxide or potassium hydroxide ( NaOH , KOH )

Answer 2

Sodium hydroxide is used to make solid soaps. Potassium hydroxide is used to make liquid soaps.

If the soap is actually a detergent, there are a vast number of chemicals that can be used to make it.

Answer 3

Traditional soap is not a polymer; instead it is an alkali metal salt of an aliphatic acid with usually from 14 - 18 carbon atoms. However, some synthetic detergents, which have largely replaced soap for cleaning purposes, are polymers or at least oligomers, with "poly(ethylene oxide)" chains containing about 20 -CH2CHOH- units.

Answer 4

No, soap is not a polymer. Soap is typically made from fats and oils through a process called saponification, which results in soap molecules with a hydrophobic tail and a hydrophilic head. Polymers are large molecules made up of repeating subunits called monomers.

Answer 5

Normally used is hydrated cationic polymers. the concentrate and type of polymer used may vary from brand to brand.