Question

Distinguish between them

Answer 1

1) Detergents contain calcium hydroxide while soaps contain potassium hydroxide
2) The pH of Detergents is 10 while the pH of soaps is 10.01

Answer 2

hii. that's your answer
Detergents are non biodegradable
They can act on both hard and soft water.
Detergents are ammonium or sulphonate salts of long chain carboxylic acid.
There cleansing action is fast



Soaps are biodegradable.
They can only act on soft water.
Soaps are sodium or potassium salts of long chain of carboxylic acid.
There cleansing action is slow.