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Question
What are the differences between Soap and synthetic detergent?
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Solution
| Soap | Synthetic detergent | |
| 1. | Soaps are sodium salts of fatty acids (hard soap) or potassium salts of fatty acids (soft soap). | Synthetic detergents are made up of raw materials like fats or kerosene. |
| 2. | They can be used only with soft water. | They can be used with both soft and hard water. |
RELATED QUESTIONS
Hard water is not available for an experiment. Some salts are given below :
(I) Sodium chloride
(II) Sodium sulphate
(III) Calcium chloride
(IV) Calcium sulphate
(V) Potassium chloride
(VI) Magnesium sulphate
Select from the following group of these salts, each member of which may be dissolved in water to make it hard.
(A) I, II, V
(B) I, III, V
(C) III, IV, VI
(D) II, IV, VI
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