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प्रश्न
Why is it safer to use soap from the environmental point of view?
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उत्तर
Soaps are biodegradable. The detergents are quite stable and are non-biodegradable because of branching in hydrocarbon chain hence cause water pollution. Therefore, it is safer to use soap from the environmental point of view.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Write the chemical equation for preparing sodium soap from Glyceryl palmitate . Structural formulae of the compounds are given below.
(C15H31COO)3C3H5 – Glyceryl palmitate
Write the chemical equation for preparing sodium soap from glyceryl oleate . Structural formulae of the compounds are given below.
(C17H32COO)3C3H5 – Glyceryl oleate
Why do soaps not work in hard water?
Can you use soaps and synthetic detergents to check the hardness of water?
Explain the mechanism of cleansing action of soaps.
Write balanced chemical equations for the action of methyl bromide on silver propanoate
Which of the following enhances leathering property of soap?
Glycerol is added to soap. It functions ______.
What is a soft soap?
If soap has high alkali content it irritates skin. How can the amount of excess alkali be determined? What can be the source of excess alkali?
How are transparent soaps manufactured?
What are fillers and what role these fillers play in soap?
Match the soaps given in Column I with items given in Column II.
| Column I | Column II |
| (i) Soap chips | (a) dried miniature soap bubbles |
| (ii) Soap granules | (b) small broken pieces of soap formed from melted soaps |
| (iii) Soap powder | (c) soap powder + abrasives + builders \[\ce{(Na2CO3,Na3PO4)}\] |
| (iv) Scouring soap | (d) soap powder + builders like \[\ce{Na2CO3}\] and \[\ce{Na3PO4}\] |
Match the detergents given in Column I with their uses given in Column II.
| Column I | Column II |
(i)  |
(a) Dishwashing powder |
(ii)  |
(b) Laundry soap |
| (iii) \[\ce{C17H33CO\overset{-}{O}\overset{+}{N}a + Na2CO3 + Rosin}\] | (c) Hair conditioners |
| (iv) \[\ce{CH3(CH2)16COO(CH2CH2O)nCH2CH2OH}\] | (d) Toothpaste |
Assertion: Transparent soaps are made by dissolving soaps in ethanol.
Reason: Ethanol makes things invisible.
Assertion: Sodium chloride is added to precipitate soap after saponification.
Reason: Hydrolysis of esters of long-chain fatty acids by alkali produces soap in colloidal form.
Which of the following is not a correct statement?
Green chemistry in day-to-day life is in the use of ______.
