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Explain the formation of scum when hard water is treated with soap

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Hard water often contains salts of calcium and magnesium. Soap molecules react with the salts of calcium and magnesium and form a precipitate. This precipitate hegins floating as an off-white layer over water. This layer is called scum Soaps lose their cleansing property in hard water because of formation of scum.
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