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Which of the following compounds is a soap?

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CH3(CH2)16CONa
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CH3(CH2)16COONa
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CH3(CH2)16COOH
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CH3(CH2)16COOCH3
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Solution

The correct option is B CH3(CH2)16COONa
CH3(CH2)16COONa is a soap as soaps are the sodium salts of carboxylic acids and thus will have COONa in their structures.

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