Advantages of synthetic detergents over soaps
Synthetic detergents have several advantages over soaps.
- Synthetic detergents can be used even in hard water whereas some of the soap gets wasted if the water is hard.
- Synthetic detergents can be used even in acidic medium as they are the salts of strong acids and are not decomposed in acidic medium.
- Synthetic detergents have a stronger cleansing action than soaps.
- Synthetic detergents are more soluble in water than soaps.
- Synthetic detergents are prepared from the hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum. This saves vegetable oils which are otherwise used for making soaps
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