The cleansing action of soap is more in soft water as it
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Soaps are sodium or potassium salts of long chain fatty acids. When soap is added to hard water, the Ca2+ and Mg2+ ions present in hard water react with soap. ... The cleaning action of soap is very effective in soft waterbecause it contains negligible calcium and magnesium ions.
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