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Question
Why is it safer to use soap from the environmental point of view?
Solution
Soaps are biodegradable. The detergents are quite stable and are non-biodegradable because of branching in hydrocarbon chain hence cause water pollution. Therefore, it is safer to use soap from the environmental point of view.
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