SOAPS AND DETERGENTS

What is the process of making soap known as ?

• Saponification

• Soapifying

• Scum formulation

• Precipitation

Which part dissolves the oil and dirt from the surface of the cloth?

• Hydrophobic part

• Hydrophillic part

Soaps are _____ in nature?

• Basic

• Neutral

• Acidic

• Polluting

Detergents have lesser cleansing action comparing to soap.

• True

• False

Soaps form scum in _____ water.

• Soft

• Hard

• Warm

• Cold

Which of the following can be used in Hard water?

• Soaps

• Detergents

Soaps react with ______ and ______ to form scum in hard water.

• Sodium and Calcium salts

• Calcium and Magnesium salts

• Calcium and Potassium salts

• Magnesium and Potassium salts

Which of the following is true? [TWO ANSWERS]

• Soap is biodegradable

• Soap is non biodegradable

• Detergents are non biodegradable

• Detergents are biodegradable