Question

difference between soaps and detergents??? ​

Answer 1

Soaps are biodegradable while some of the detergents are non-biodegradable. Soaps have relatively weak cleansing action whereas; detergents have a strong cleansing action. A detergent is a sodium salt of alkyl benzene sulphonate or of a fatty alcohol sulphate. A soap is a sodium or potassium salt of higher fatty acids

Answer 2

Answer:

Soaps are biodegradable while some of thedetergents are non-biodegradable. Soaps have relatively weak cleansing action whereas;detergents have a strong cleansing action. Adetergent is a sodium salt of alkyl benzene sulphonate or of a fatty alcohol sulphate. A soapis a sodium or potassium salt of higher fatty acids.