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Chemistry in Everyday Life: Soap vs detergent MCQ

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Soap vs detergentHardQuestion 44021

Question

The biggest practical distinction in school-level questions is that soaps are fatty-acid salts, whereas detergents are often:

  1. A
    sulfonates or sulfates
    Correct
  2. B
    peptides
  3. C
    aldehydes
  4. D
    alkynes

Correct answer

sulfonates or sulfates

Explanation

This helps explain hard-water behavior.

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