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Question
Give any two differences between soaps and detergents.
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Solution
| Sl.No | Soaps | Detergents |
| 1. | Soaps are salts of sodium or potassium of the long chain carboxylic acids. The ionic group present in a soap is COO-Na+. | Detergents are salts of sodium of long chain benzene, sulphonic acids or long chain alkyl hydrogensulphates. The ionic group present in a detergent is SO3-Na+. |
| 2. | Soaps have weak cleansing action compared to detergents. | The cleansing action of detergents is stronger to that of soaps. |
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