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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
In a locality, hard water, required for an experiment, is not available. However, the following salts are available in the school laboratory:
1. Sodium sulphate
2. Calcium sulphate
3. Magnesium chloride
4. Sodium chloride
5. Calcium chloride
6. Potassium sulphate
Which of the above salts may be dissolved in water to obtain hard water for the experiment?
(A) 2, 3 and 5
(B) 1, 2 and 5
(C) 1, 2, 4 and 6
(D) 3 and 5 only
Which of the following sets of materials can be used for conducting a saponification reaction for the preparation of soap?
(a) Ca(OH)2 and neem oil
(b) NaOH and neem oil
(c) NaOH and mineral oil
(d) Ca(OH)2 and mineral oil
Explain the formation of scum when hard water is treated with soap.
State one advantage of soaps over detergents.
What is the advantage of detergents over soaps for washing clothes?
The soap molecule has a ______.
Name three chemicals responsible for the surface activity of various detergents.
What are the differences between Soap and synthetic detergent?
What are the two different types of molecules found in the soap?
How does soap clean clothes?
