![a) What is soap? (b) Describe the structure of a soap molecule with the help of a diagram. (c) Explain the cleansing action of soap. Draw a diagram to illustrate your answer. a) What is soap? (b) Describe the structure of a soap molecule with the help of a diagram. (c) Explain the cleansing action of soap. Draw a diagram to illustrate your answer.](https://www.vedantu.com/question-sets/ac5576d7-7f15-4bdd-9f62-64621026cfc63864745466312513835.png)
a) What is soap? (b) Describe the structure of a soap molecule with the help of a diagram. (c) Explain the cleansing action of soap. Draw a diagram to illustrate your answer.
![General formula of solid and liquid soap molecule. RCOONa, RCOOK. Structural chemical formula Stock Vector | Adobe Stock General formula of solid and liquid soap molecule. RCOONa, RCOOK. Structural chemical formula Stock Vector | Adobe Stock](https://as2.ftcdn.net/v2/jpg/03/39/50/05/1000_F_339500538_a0CxgqF5Xnc9D9NYmSg99ZO0RBUyoHwF.jpg)
General formula of solid and liquid soap molecule. RCOONa, RCOOK. Structural chemical formula Stock Vector | Adobe Stock
![General formula of solid soap molecule. Sodium carboxylate, RCOONa. It is the sodium salt of fatty acid. Structural chemical formula and molecule model Stock Vector | Adobe Stock General formula of solid soap molecule. Sodium carboxylate, RCOONa. It is the sodium salt of fatty acid. Structural chemical formula and molecule model Stock Vector | Adobe Stock](https://as2.ftcdn.net/v2/jpg/03/39/96/49/1000_F_339964967_VY6L4lr27gyYaFC4ClgKWGUZaB9nUrop.jpg)