Differences between soap and detergent
soap and detergent Soap and detergent , Those substances that dissolve in water and have ability or tendency to remove dirt from dirty surface such as the textiles ,skin of humans and other solids and many other substances. 1.What do you mean by soap? Soap is a long chain of carboxylic acid of sodium salt (Na)or potassium salt(k). surfactants are used (Between a liquid and another substance compounds that reduce the surface tension) and therefore help in the emulsification of oils in water. Through the saponification of fats and oils soaps are generally formed. The hydrocarbon tail is hydrophobic and other the carboxylate end of the soap molecule is hydrophilic 2.what is detergent ? Detergents are made from synthetic sources. Detergents are the potassium or sodium salts of a long alkyl chain ending with a sulfonate group. Generally they are soluble in hard water. The sulfonate group does not attach itself to the ions present in