What are the differences between soap & detergent
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\t\xa0SoapsDetergents1.Soaps are the sodium salts of long chain carboxylic acidsDetergents are sodium salts of long chain benzene sulphonic acids2.The ionic group in soaps is\xa0–COO-Na+The ionic group in soaps isSO3-Na+\xa0or SO4-Na+3.Soaps are not useful when water is hardDetergents can be used for washing purposes even when water is hard4.Soaps are biodegradableSome of the detergents are non-biodegradable5.Soaps have relatively weak cleansing actionDetergents have a strong cleansing action\t