Question

write few lines about soaps

Answer 1

Hi there,
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SOAP

1.)It is a substance used with water for washing and cleaning, made of a compound of natural oils or fats with sodium hydroxide or another strong alkali, and typically having perfume and colouring added.

2.)Soaps are sodium and potassium salts of long chain fatty acids containing 12 to 18 carbon atoms.

3.)Soaps are made from natural fats and oils and so are fully biodegradable so it does not cause any water pollution.

4.)Soaps cannot be used in hard water.So soap is suitable only for soft water.

5.)Soap gets dissolved in water.
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Answer 2

In chemistry, a soap is a salt of a fatty acid. Household uses for soaps include washing, bathing, and other types of housekeeping, where soaps act as surfactants, emulsifying oils to enable them to be carried away by water. In industry they are also used in textile spinning[further explanation needed] and are important components of some lubricants. Metal soaps are also included in modern artists' oil paints formulations as a rheology modifier.