Science 0 carbon and its compound difference between soap and detergent
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soaps are the sodium or potassium salt of long chain hydrocarbon
on the other hand detegents are the sulphonated long chain hydrocarbon eg lauryl alcohol sulphonate
moreover soaps dont work with hard water as the form white precipitate called scum which interfere in the cleansing action of soap the scum is formed due to rxn of soap with ca2+ or mg2+ ions
whereas no such scum is formed in case of detegents
so thats why we can actually use hard water to test whether the sample is soap or detergent
on the other hand detegents are the sulphonated long chain hydrocarbon eg lauryl alcohol sulphonate
moreover soaps dont work with hard water as the form white precipitate called scum which interfere in the cleansing action of soap the scum is formed due to rxn of soap with ca2+ or mg2+ ions
whereas no such scum is formed in case of detegents
so thats why we can actually use hard water to test whether the sample is soap or detergent
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