Diffrence between soap and detergent

1.	Diffrence between soap and detergent
Answer» Soaps :\tSoaps are sodium or potassium salts of long chain carboxylic acids.\tSoaps have lesser cleansing action or quality as compared to detergents.\tSoaps are made from animal or plant fats.\tSoaps are more biodegradable.\xa0Detergents :\tDetergents are ammonium or solphonate salts of long chain carboxylic acids.\tDetergents have better cleansing action as compared to soaps.\tDetergents are made from petrochemicals.\t\xa0Detergents are less biodegradable.

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