CBSE 10th Chemistry Notes: 5 Difference Between Soap and Detergent

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Soap is a salt made up of fatty acids. Fats and oils are made up of triglycerides. Three molecules of fatty acids are stuck to a single molecule of glycerol.

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Detergent is an amphiphilic molecule that contains polar or charged hydrophilic groups at the end of long lipophilic hydrocarbon groups.

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Soap is a long carboxylic acid chain salt, but detergent is a sulfonate or ammonium salt of a long chain of carboxylic acid.

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Soap is biodegradable, but detergents containing a branched hydrocarbon chain are non-biodegradable.

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Soaps don't work effectively in hard water, but detergents work effectively in hard water.

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Soaps are prepared from the fats of plants and animals, but detergents are prepared from petrochemical products.

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Soaps are environment-friendly products, whereas detergents are not, as they produce foam that can cause harm to aquatic animals.

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