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10th CBSE
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How soaps and detergents are different from each other in terms of their structure?

Important Questions on Carbon and Its Compounds

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10th CBSE
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Why are detergents effective even in hard water?
HARD
10th CBSE
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What is the difference between the molecules of soaps and detergents, chemically? Explain the cleansing action of soaps.
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What type of problems can be caused while using soaps? How this problem can be overcome?
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10th CBSE
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Why detergents are better cleansing agents than soaps? Explain.
HARD
10th CBSE
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Both soap and detergent are some types of salts. What is the difference between them? Describe in brief the cleansing action of soap. Why do soaps not form lather in hard water? List two problems that arise due to the use of detergents instead of soaps.
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10th CBSE
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Give the general formula for alkanes. Why are alkanes also called paraffins?