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प्रश्न
What are detergents chemically? List two merits and two demerits of using detergents for cleansing. State the reason for the suitability of detergents for washing, event in the case of water having calcium and magnesium ions.
उत्तर
Detergents are generally ammonium or sulphonate salts of long chain carboxylic acids.
Merits of detergents:
(i) Detergent works properly even if the water is hard
(ii) Detergent has better cleansing action than soap.
Demerits of detergents:
(i) Detergents are non-biodegradable.
(ii) Detergents cause environmental and health problems.
Detergents are suitable for cleansing even in hard water because the charged ends of these compounds do not form insoluble precipitates with the calcium and magnesium ions in hard water.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Differentiate between Toilet soap and Laundry soap.
While preparing soap a small quantity of common salt is generally added to the reaction mixture of vegetable oil and sodium hydroxide. Which one of the following may be the purpose of adding common salt?
(A) To reduce the basic nature of the soap
(B) To make the soap neutral
(C) To enhance the cleansing power of the soap
(D) To favour the precipitation of the soap
Explain the formation of scum when hard water is treated with soap.
Mention the essential material (chemicals) to prepare soap in the laboratory. Describe in brief the test of determining the nature (acidic/alkaline) of the reaction mixture of saponification reaction.
What are the raw materials required for making soap in a laboratory (or at home)?
Give any two differences between soaps and detergents.
The chemical mostly used in the preparation of most of the soaps we use is
(a) Sodium chloride
(b) Potassium hydroxide
(c) Sodium hydroxide
(a) Potassium chloride
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Distinguish between esterification and saponification reactions of organic compounds.
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