Why are soaps ineffective in hard water
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Soap is less effective in hard water since it reacts to form a calcium or magnesium salt of the organic acid in the soap and forms a grayish soapscum with no lather. Detergents, on the other hand, lather in both hard and soft water.
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Soaps react with Calcium (Ca^2+) and Magnesium (Mg^2+) ions present in hard water to form insoluble precipitates called soap scum.
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