Explain the cleansing action of soap or detergent with hard water
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Cleansing Action of Soaps and Detergents
- . Most of the dirt is oily in nature and oil does not dissolve in water. The molecule of soap constitutes sodium or potassium salts of long-chain carboxylic acids. In the case of soaps, the carbon chain dissolves in oil and the ionic end dissolves in water
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Hard water contains a great amount of calcium and magnesium ions. These ions react with the soap to form an insoluble precipitate known as soap scum. The formation of soap scum reduces the amount of soap available for cleaning, thus causes wastage of soap.
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