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Differentiate between soap and detergent? |
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Answer» Importance and difference between soaps and detergents is as follows:\tSoap is a triacylglyceride derviative (fat) while detergents are often produced synthetically.\tThe head-group of soap a molecule is usually a carboxylate anion while common detergents often use phosphate or sulfate head-groups (ie Sodium dodecyl sulfate).\tSoap\'s effectiveness is greatly affected by the presence of certain minerals in solution such as those typically associated with hard water. Detergents are usually not affected by minerals in solution.\xa0\tSoaps are the sodium salts of long chain carboxylic acids\tDetergents are sodium salts of long chain benzene sulphonic acids\tSoaps are biodegradable while some of the detergents are non-biodegradable.\tSoaps have relatively weak cleansing action whereas; detergents have a strong cleansing action.\tA detergent is a sodium salt of alkyl benzene sulphonate or of a fatty alcohol sulphate. A soap is a sodium or potassium salt of higher fatty acids.\tA detergent is more effective in hard water. Soaps are less effective in hard water. Soap is bio degradable but detergent are not Soap not make scum with hard water but detergent make scum with both Soap:sodium or pottassium salts of long chain carboxylic acidDetergent:ammonia or benzoaye salts of long chain carboxylic acid |
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