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प्रश्न
What is the difference between bathing soap and washing soaps?
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उत्तर
Bathing soaps are potassium salts of long-chain fatty acids. They are usually soft and also free from unused alkali. While washing soaps are sodium salts of long-chain fatty acids. They are usually hard and also contain some residual alkali.
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