How detergents are different from soaps
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Detergent helps in cleaning the dirt and oil in hard water. Soap forms insoluble substances when added to the hard water.
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SOAPS
1) soaps are the sodium or potassium salts of the long chain carboxylic acids or fatty acids.
2)The ionic group in soaps is--COO-Na+
3)soaps are effective only in soft water.
4) Soaps are biodegradable.
5)Soaps have relatively weak cleansing actions.
DETERGENTS
1)Detergents are the ammonium or sulphonate salt of long chain of carboxylic acid.
2) The ionic group in a detergent is --SO3-Na+ or ---SO4-Na+
3) detergents are effective in both hard & soft water.
4) some of detergents are not biodegradable
5)Detergents have a strong cleansing action.
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