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Alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap also yields

  1. Aglycerol
  2. Bethylene glycol
  3. Cmethanol
  4. Dglycine

Answer: A

A fat is a triglyceride, an ester of glycerol with three fatty acids. Hydrolysis with NaOH gives three soap anions and one molecule of glycerol.
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