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What is a detergent and how does it differ from soap?

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Detergent is a type of liquid soap that is designed for a specific purpose such as cutting through grease on pans or dirt on clothing.

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detergent is cheaper amd easier to manufacture

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What ways differ soap and detergent?
detergents are the sodium salts of alkyl suphonic acids. They contain a sulphonic acid group istead of a carboxyl group.soaps are made up of Na and Mg salts of organic fatty acids.detergents react...
Detergents differ from soaps in that?
Their ionically charged heads are derivatives of sulfur
Why do detergents and soap differ?
A detergent is a substance that cleans soiled surfaces. Soap is a type of detergent. But detergent usually refers only to synthetic detergents, which have a different chemical makeup than soap.
Explain that Every detergent are soap but soap are not detergent?
Chemically Detergents are the salts of long chain sulphonic acids and soaps are the salts of long chain fatty acids, both work in normal water but in hard water only detergent works , so detergents...
Is soap a detergent?
yes, soap is a detergent. if you are allergic to soap, then use soap-free or non-allergic products. these products are found in leading supermarkets and pharmacies. i hope this answers your question!