Question

what are soaps? how are they different from detergents?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Soap is a salt of a fatty acid used in a variety of cleansing and lubricating products. In a domestic setting, soaps are surfactants usually used for washing, bathing, and other types of housekeeping.

➡️salts are biodegradable while detergents are not.

➡️ detergents are more affective than soaps.

Answer 2

Answer:

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Soap is a sodium salt or potassium salt of long chain fatty acids having cleansing action in water. They are using as cleansing agents to remove dirt, oil from the skin and clothes. Detergents have almost the same properties as soaps but they are more effective in hard water.

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The fundamental difference between soaps and detergent is that

→1. soaps are produced from natural ingredients, while detergents are made from synthetic sources.

→ 2. Soaps are made from fat and alkali by specification method and detergent are carbonic compounds which are not alkaline