Question

what is the difference between the molecules of soap and detergent chemically? explain the cleaning

Answer 1

1)the soaps are made up of long sodium salts of carboxylic acids and detergents made up of long sodium salt chain of benzene sulphonic Acids or long chain alkyl hydrogensulphate
2) Soaps are biodegradable and detergents are non biodegradable
3) soaps are not suitable for washing purposes when the water is hard and detergents are suitable for washing purposes in hard water