Question

soap and detergent different​

Answer 1

Answer:

Soaps are made from natural resources (animal fats or vegetable oils). Detergents are made from synthetic resources such as petroleum fractions. Soaps form precipitate in acidic water. Detergents do not form precipitate in acidic water.

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Answer 2

Soap

• Soap are generally sodium salts of long chain fatty acid
• Soaps cannot be used with hard water
• They are fully biodegradable
• They take time to dissolve in water
• Ionic composition: COO-Na+

Detergent

• These are sodium or potassium salts if sulphonic acids of hydrocarbons
• Detergents work well with hard water as well as soft water
• They are non-biodegradable
• They dissolve faster in water
• Ionic composition: SO₃- Na+

What is hard water?

Hard water refers to those water which contain a large amount of Calcium and Magnesium in it. Soaps are generally ineffective in hard water. Soaps reacts with hard water to form some amount of foam and and insoluble substance known as scum.