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Why detergents are better cleansing agents than soaps ? Explain.

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Detergents work as cleansing agent in hard and soft water both because the charged ends of detergents do not form insoluble precipitates with calcium and magnesium ions in hard water.
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Soap the detergents are used as cleansing agents . Soaps are sodium or potassium salts of higher fatty acids which contain more than 12 carbon atoms . Detergents are sodium salts of alkyl hydrogen sulphates or alkyl benzene sulphonic acids . Ther detergenta may be anionic , cationic cationic , or non - ionic detergents depending upon the anion , cation or non - ionic detergent depending upon the anion , cation or hydrogen bonding group at the soluble end of the chain . Soaps and detergents form emulsified oil droplets with only or greasy part of teh cloth and these oil droplets are then washed aways by stream of wate r. Give an example of detergent used in hair shampoos.

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