Concept:Palm oil is a fat (triglyceride), and concentrated sodium hydroxide breaks it down through alkaline hydrolysis.
Explanation:Fats and oils are esters formed from glycerol and fatty acids.
When palm oil reacts with concentrated sodium hydroxide (
NaOH), the ester bonds undergo hydrolysis.
This produces glycerol and the sodium salts of fatty acids, which are soaps.
This alkaline hydrolysis of fats or oils is called saponification.
Therefore, the reaction that takes place is saponification.
Answer:D. Saponification