Science, asked by rayeesahmed841, 9 months ago

explain how soap cleans clothes more amount of soap is required to clean the clothes in hard water why ​

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Answered by isaacshajan1234
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Soaps are sodium or potassium salts of long chain fatty acids. When soap is added to hard water, the Ca2+ and Mg2+ ions present in hard water react with soap. ... The insoluble scum sticks on the clothes and so the cleaning capacity of soap is reduced.

Answered by Anonymous
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here's ur answer dude

Soaps are sodium or potassium salts of long chain fatty acids. When soap is added to hard water, the Ca2+ and Mg2+ ions present in hard water react with soap. ... The insoluble scum sticks on the clothes and so the cleaning capacity of soap is reduced.

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