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Question
“Detergents are now commonly used for laundry purposes.” Keeping this in mind, state any five advantages of using detergents over soaps in laundering of clothes.
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Solution
Advantages of detergents over soaps:
- They are cheaper than soaps.
- Easy to rinse out.
- It is efficient in hard water, hot water, cold water.
- Has lower surface tension than soaps.
- They will not combine with salts to form deposits on the fabrics.
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