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प्रश्न
Explain why soap cannot be used in hard water.
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उत्तर
Soaps cannot be used in hard water because they lose their cleansing property when used with it. Soaps do not form lather with hard water and instead form scum, as a result of which they lose their cleansing property.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Differentiate between Toilet soap and Laundry soap.
Why do soaps not form lather in hard water?
Which of the two is better for washing clothes when the water is hard: soap or detergent? Give reason for your answer.
How is soap made? Write a word equation involved in soap making.
What is the advantage of detergents over soaps for washing clothes? Also state one disadvantage.
In a soap micelle, the soap molecules are arranged radially with:
(a) ionic ends directed towards the centre and hydrocarbon ends directed outwards
(b) hydrocarbon ends directed towards the centre and ionic ends directed outwards
(c) both ionic ends and hydrocarbon ends directed toward the centre
(d) both hydrocarbon ends and ionic ends directed outwards
Which one of the following sets of materials can be used to prepare soap?
(A) Neem oil and calcium hydroxide
(B) Castor oil and sodium hydroxide
(C) Mineral oil and sodium hydroxide
(D) Neem oil and magnesium hydroxide
A student is testing water to know which is best for cleansing purposes with soaps. He would find that the cleansing action of soaps is best when he uses water obtained from
(a) rain
(b) tap
(c) hand pump
(d) pond
Differentiate between:
Detergents and Soaps.
______ to remove strong strains on the clothes.
