Chemistry, asked by shrirangjoshi2003, 11 months ago

Explain the effect of soap on cleansing action.

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Answered by Anonymous

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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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