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Q.4 Assertion: Soaps are not suitable for washing purpose when water is hard.
Reason: Soaps have relatively weak cleansing action.
Q.5 Assertion : Soap has good cleansing action.
Reason : Soap has short chain of hydrocarbon. Whichacts as hydrophobic
and long ionic part which acts as hydrophilic.
Subjective-
S.L Questions Ma Skill
No. rk
Q.1 Will micelle formation take place when soap is dissolved in organic 1 R
solvent?[CBSE 2014]
Q.2 Explain why washing clothes with hard water is noteffective. [CBSE 1 u
2014]
Q.3 Explain the action of soap in removing an oily spotfrom a piece of 3 R+
cloth.[CBSE2011]
A
Q.4 3 U+
What is difference between the molecule of soaps and
detergents, chemically? Explain the cleansing actionof A
soaps.[CBSE2015].
Q.5 5 HO
Soaps and detergents are both types of salts. State T
the difference between the two. Write the mechanismof the
cleansing action of soaps. Why do soaps not form lather
(foam) with hard water? Mention any two problems that
arise due to the use of detergents instead of soaps.[CBSE
2017]
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