Question

difference between soap and detergent

Answer 1

the difference between soap and detergent are:-
soap
1 work in the soft water.
2 soap is sodium or potassium salt of long chain carboxylic acid.
Detergent
1 Detergent are ammonium or sulphonate salt of long chain of carboxlic acid.
2 detergent work in hard water and soft water

Answer 2

Difference between soap and detergent.

Detergent may be used in presence of hard water but soap can't.

Because soap react with minerals present in hard water and form precipitate /scum; insoluble in water. so this scum sticks to walks of container. But detergent form a souble precipitate when react with hard water.

Detergent may be used in acidic medium but soap can't.

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