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प्रश्न
What are the differences between Soap and synthetic detergent?
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उत्तर
| Soap | Synthetic detergent | |
| 1. | Soaps are sodium salts of fatty acids (hard soap) or potassium salts of fatty acids (soft soap). | Synthetic detergents are made up of raw materials like fats or kerosene. |
| 2. | They can be used only with soft water. | They can be used with both soft and hard water. |
संबंधित प्रश्न
What change will you observe if you test soap with litmus paper (red and blue)?
A student took four test tubes P, Q, R and S and filled about 8 mL of distilled water in each. After that he dissolved an equal amount of Na2SO4 in P, K2SO4 in Q, CaSO4 in R and MgSO4 in S. On adding an equal amount of soap solution and shaking each test tube well, a good amount of lather will be obtained in the test tubes:
(a) P and Q
(b) P and R
(c) P, Q and S
(d) Q, R and S
A student requires hard water for an experiment in his laboratory which is not available in the neighbouring area. In the laboratory there are some salts, which when dissolved in distilled water can convert it into hard water. Select from the following groups of salts, a group, each salt of which when dissolved in distilled water will make it hard.
(A) Sodium chloride, Potassium chloride
(B) Sodium sulphate, Potassium sulphate
(C) Sodium sulphate, Calcium sulphate
(D) Calcium sulphate, Calcium chloride
What is saponification? Write the chemical equation of the reaction involved in this process. Name all the substances which take part in this process and also those which are formed.
A student takes 4 mL of distilled water in each of four test tubes I, II, III and IV, and then dissolves an equal amount of four different salts namely NaCl in I, CaCl2 in II, MgCl2 in III and KCl in IV. He then adds 8 drops of the given soap solution to each test tube and shakes the contents of the test tube 10 times. In which test tubes will enough lather (foam) be formed ?
(A) I and II
(B) II and III
(C) I and IV
(D) III and IV
What are detergents chemically? List two merits and two demerits of using detergents for cleansing. State the reason for the suitability of detergents for washing, event in the case of water having calcium and magnesium ions.
Explain the action of soap in removing an oily spot from a piece of cloth.
Distinguish between esterification and saponification reactions of organic compounds.
Soaps were originally made from ______.
The alkaline hydrolysis of fatty acids is termed as ______
