Question

diff bw soaps and detergents 5 points class 10

Answer 1

The difference between soap and detergent is

SOAP- they are produced from natural ingredients

DETERGENTS- they are produced from synthetic sources

SOAP- they are made from alkali and fat by specification method.

DETERGENTS- they are carbonic compounds which are not alkali

SOAP- they don't produce lather with hard water and they are not able to clean a cloth

DETERGENT- they can clean a cloth even in hard water.

SOAP- lot of water is needed to remove soap from cloth

DETERGENTS- we can remove detergents even with less quantity of water.

Answer 2

Soaps are sodium or potassium salts of long chain carboxylic acids.

Soaps have lesser cleansing action or quality as compared to detergents.

Soaps are made from animal or plant fats.

Soaps are more biodegradable.

Detergents :

Detergents are ammonium or solphonate salts of long chain carboxylic acids.

Detergents have better cleansing action as compared to soaps.

Detergents are made from petrochemicals. Detergents are less biodegradable.

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