Question 14 Marks
Write short notes on or Explain:
Man-made detergents
Man-made detergents
Answer
View full question & answer→- Detergent which is made by processing naturally available material, soap is a man-made detergent which has been in use since ancient times.
- In those days soap was prepared by using animal fat and wood ash.
- Therefore two types of soap (a) Hard Soap is used for washing clothes. It is a sodium salt of fatty acids, (b) Softsoap is used for bathing. It is a potassium salt of fatty acids.
- It does not cause irritation of the skin.
- But we can’t use soap in hard water because soap does not give lather but forms a scum. So, soap loses its cleansing property so now synthetic detergent have taken the place of soap.
- Synthetic detergents are obtained by subjecting these raw materials (fats and kerosene) to a variety of chemical processes. These can be used in hard water as well.