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प्रश्न
Give any two differences between soaps and detergents.
उत्तर
| 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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संबंधित प्रश्न
In the neighbourhood of your school, hard water required for an experiment is not available. Select from the following group of salts available in your school, a group each member of which, if dissolved in distilled water, will make it hard:
(a) Sodium chloride, calcium chloride
(b) Potassium chloride, sodium chloride
(c) Sodium chloride, magnesium chloride
(d) Calcium chloride, magnesium chloride
Would you be able to check if water is hard by using a detergent?
A student requires hard water for an experiment in his laboratory which is not available in the neighbouring area. In the laboratory there are some salts, which when dissolved in distilled water can convert it into hard water. Select from the following groups of salts, a group, each salt of which when dissolved in distilled water will make it hard.
(A) Sodium chloride, Potassium chloride
(B) Sodium sulphate, Potassium sulphate
(C) Sodium sulphate, Calcium sulphate
(D) Calcium sulphate, Calcium chloride
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State one advantage of soaps over detergent.
How is soap made? Write a word equation involved in soap making.
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Detergents and Soaps.
Write an answer to the following question.
Name three chemicals responsible for the surface activity of various detergents.
Explain why synthetic detergents are superior to soap.
