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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.
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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