he chemical reaction that produces soap is called saponification. During one type of saponification, oil and sodium hydroxide undergo a chemical change to produce glycerol and soap. As a result of this reaction, the soap has different properties than the oil and sodium hydroxide. Some of these properties are what give soap its cleaning ability. For each statement below, choose whether it is true or false. (1 point)

Question

True False
A chemical change occurs during saponification.

Soap is a reactant of the saponification reaction.

Together, the products of a chemical reaction have the same arrangement of atoms as the reactants.

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Answer 1

Here are the evaluations of the statements related to saponification:

1. A chemical change occurs during saponification.
   True – Saponification is a chemical reaction where oils react with sodium hydroxide to produce glycerol and soap, involving a chemical change.

2. Soap is a reactant of the saponification reaction.
   False – Soap is one of the products of the saponification reaction, not a reactant.

3. Together, the products of a chemical reaction have the same arrangement of atoms as the reactants.
   False – In a chemical reaction, the atoms are rearranged to form new products, which generally have a different arrangement of atoms than the reactants.

So the answers are:

1. True
2. False
3. False