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How are synthetic detergents better than soaps ?

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The detergents are better than soaps beause of the following reasons :
(i) Detergents can be used for washing even in hard water . On the other hand soaps cannot be used in hard water .
(ii) Detergents can be used in acidic solutions because they are not readily decomposed in acidic medium . On the other hand , soaps cannot be used in acidic medium because they are decomposed into carboxylic acids in acidic medium .
(iii) Detergents have a stronger cleasing action than soap.
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