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  • (a) Compare soaps and detergents on the basis of their composition and cleansing action in hard water. (b) What happens when ethanol is treated with sodium metal ? State the behaviour of ethanol in this reaction. (c) Draw the structure of

(a) Compare soaps and detergents on the basis of their composition and cleansing action in hard water.
(b) What happens when ethanol is treated with sodium metal ? State the behaviour of ethanol in this reaction.
(c) Draw the structure of cyclohexane.
(d) Name the following compound.

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

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(a) 

    

           Soaps     

     Detergents

Composition of soaps

– Soaps are Sodium or Potassium salts of long chain fatty acids / carboxylic acids.

Detergents are Ammonium or Sulphonate salts of long chain carboxylic acids

Cleansing action in hard water

–Soaps Forms scum in hard water.

Detergents does not form any scum

(b) when ethanol is treated with sodium metal observation received are-

  • Hydrogen gas is evolved and it behaves like an acid.

(c) structure of cyclohexane is below- 

(d) Name of the compound is Ethanal and it is an Acetaldehyde

 

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