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If water contains dissolved calcium hydrogen carbonate, out of soaps and synthetic detergents which one will you use for cleaning clothes ?

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Solution

Calcium hydrogen carbonate reacts with soap to form insoluble compound. It reduces the cleaning capacity of the soap.

3RCOONaSoap+Ca(HCO3)2(RCOO)2(ppt)Ca+2NaHCO3

Synthetic detergents do not form such compounds so they can be used for cleaning clothes with water containing dissolved Ca(HCO3)2.


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