Question

what are soaps ? how are they different from detergents ? explain the cleansing action of soaps and detergents.
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Answer 1

Soaps are sodium salts of long chain caboxylic acid

It is fully biodegradable

Soap dissolve in water and miscille formation take place on which one end in hydrophilc and another is hydrophobic

Hydrophobic end dissolve and dirt and oil

Hydrophilic end dissolve on water

Answer 2

Explanation:

$<p style ="Color:cyan; font-family: cursive; background:black;font size25px;"> A number of fats and oils are heated and mixed with a liquid alkali to produce soap and water (neat soap) plus glycerine. Fats and oils are hydrolyzed with a high-pressure steam to get crude fatty acids and glycerine. The fatty acids are purified by distillation and neutralized with an alkali to produce soap.$