Differences between detergent and soap.

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Soaps1. Soap are made from fat and alkali by specification method2. There are cheap.3. There are not suitable for delicate clothes.4. They are clean better in hot water.5. They don't produce lather with hard water and are not able to clean the cloth.6. Lot of water is needed to remove soap from the cloth.Detergents1. Detergents are carbonic compounds which are not alkaline.2. They are costly.3. They are suitable for delicate clothes.4. They clean both in hot and cold water.5. They clean the cloth even in hard water.6. They are removed very easily so less quantity of water is needed.

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SOAPS:1.soaps r sodium or potassium salts of long chain carboxylic acid group.2.soaps do not work with hard water.3.soaps are biodegradable.DETERGENTS:1.detergents are ammonium salt of long chain carboxylic acid group.2.detergents can work with hard water.3.detergents r non biodegradable.

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1. soaps are sodium or potassium long chain fatty acids wheras normally, detergents are sodium salts of long chain alkyl hydrogensulphates.2. Soaps are of natural origin whereas detergents are synthetic.3 soaps are not suitable for washing purposes in hard water but detergents work well in hard water.4. Soaps are not health risk but most detergents are health risk as they can cause damage to eyes, mouth and skin.5. soaps are biodegradable whereas detergents are nonbiodegradable.6. soaps have relatively weaker cleansing agent but detergents have stronger.it had taken lot of time hope it helps u...

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