Chemistry, asked by dheepthamuralidharan, 11 months ago

why soap do not work in hard water?

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Answered by karanbagnaik
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Answer:

Hard water contains calcium and magnesium ions. When soaps are dissolved in hard water, these ions displace sodium or potassium from their salts and form insoluble calcium or magnesium salts of fatty acids. These insoluble salts separate as scum. This is the reason why soaps do not work in hard water.

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Answered by arjun8734
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Soaps react with calciun or magnesium ions

to form an insoluble substance which results in

wastage of soap.

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