Soaps and Detergents
Soaps and Detergents: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as types of soaps, cleansing agents, advantages and disadvantages of soaps, advantages and disadvantages of detergents, soap, etc.
Important Questions on Soaps and Detergents
Describe the process of preparation of soap.

Which of the following is not used while preparing a soap?

Soft soap is a _____ salt of fatty acids. (Write the name of the element.)

Soaps can be made from coconut oil and _____ (sodium hydroxide/ ammonium hydroxide).

The substances which help the water to remove dirt from the surface of material are called:


Which of the following are natural detergents?

Synthetic detergents are superior to soaps.

Detergents can make oil and water form a homogeneous solution.

Synthetic detergents are superior to soap as cleansing agents.

Soft soap is _____ salt of fatty acids.

Which salt of fatty acid is a hard soap?

What causes the hardness of water?


The _____ material is a product that is made from materials and ingredients found in the environment itself.

Is soap chips and soap granules the same thing?
