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.

Answer 1

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.