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state the points of difference between soap and detergent and also explain the cleansing action of soap.
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Answers
are sodium or potassium salt of long chain carboxylic acid
detergent are ammonium or sulfonic salt of long chain carboxylic acid
cleaning action of soap,the ionic end of soap dissolve in water while the carbon chain dissolve in oil soap molecule form micelles where one end of the soap molecule is linked to oil droplets while the ionic part faces water this form and emulsion in water on adding water this micelles containing that are washed away and the our
clothes are washed clean
The Difference between the chemical composition of soaps and detergents are as follows:
Soaps are sodium (Na) salts or Potassium (K) salts of some long chain carboxylic acids (COOH) but detergents are ammonium or sulphurated salts of COOH. Soaps are mild cleansing agents, while detergents are strong cleansing agents.