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Why is it safer to use soap from the environmental point of view?

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Soaps are biodegradable while detergents containing branched hydrocarbon chains are quite stable (not degraded by microorganisms) thereby causing water pollution.
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  3. Why is it safer to use soap from the environmental point of view?

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  4. What are analgesics?

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  5. What is the scientific explanation for the feeling of depression?

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  6. What is the basic difference between antiseptics and disinfectants?

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  7. Between sodium hydrogencarbonate and magnesium hydroxide which is a be...

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  8. Which analgesics are called opiates?

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  9. What is the medicinal use of narcotic drugs?

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  10. What are antagonistic drugs?

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  11. What is the mode of action of antimicrobial drugs?

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  12. What is the side product of soap industry? Give reactions showing soap...

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  13. What is the difference between bathing soap and washing soaps?

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  14. How are transparent soaps manufactured?

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  15. What is the advantage of using antihistamines over antacids in the tre...

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  16. What are the functions performed by histamine in the body?

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  17. With the help of an example explain how do tranquilizers control the f...

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  18. Why are certain drugs called enzyme inhibitors?

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  19. What are fillers and what role these fillers play in soap?

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