The role of phosphate in detergent powder is to

Options

A. control pH level of the detergent water mixture
B. remove`Ca^(2+) " and " Mg^(2+)` ions from the water that causes the hardness of water
C. provide whiteness to the fabrics
D. from solid detergent as phosphate -less detergent are liquid in nature

Answer

B

Explanation

The role of phosphate in detergent powder is to remove `(Ca^(2+))` and `Mg^(2+)` ions from the water that causes the hardness of water.