Unit 19 · Types of pesticides

Chemicals used in cleansing

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Activity 19.2

Making soap

ObjectiveTo make soap
Materials
  • vegetable oil or animal fat
  • sodium hydroxide solution
  • edible salt or sodium chloride
  • a beaker
  • funnel
  • filter paper
  • source of heat
Method
  • Take about 40 ml of vegetable oil in a beaker.
  • Make about 50 ml mixture of sodium hydroxide by dissolving 15 grams of sodium hydroxide in 50 ml water.
  • Mix both of them and heat the mixture. On heating for some time, it forms a thick paste. Add a little soda and common salt. The salt helps to separate soap from the mixture.
  • Now filter the mixture by using a filter paper. The residue left on the filter paper is the soap. Now pour the soap into a vessel of the desired shape.
  • Keep the soap untouched for a day and we get a soap of the desired shape. The remaining solution, or the filtrate, contains glycerin.
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