Testing amount of sodium hydroxide in soap

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Determining the amount of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) in liquid soap through titration is not feasible, as titration can only measure the total amount of bases present without specifying which base is involved. While titration can effectively quantify the concentration of bases in soap, it cannot differentiate between NaOH and other bases. For further details on the titration process, additional resources are available at www.titrations.info.
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i'm doing a task to find the amount of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) in a liquid soap. i have to use titration in it. how exactly would I do this? thanks
 
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You can't. You can determine amount of bases in soap, but whether it is NaOH or some other bases, you will be not able to tell.

For more information about titration as such, go to www.titrations.info
 

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