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What happens when soap is mixed with soft water 2024?

Charlotte Young | 2023-04-16 21:46:39 | page views:1506
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Benjamin Patel

Works at the International Renewable Energy Agency, Lives in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Soft water readily forms lather with soap, but it is more difficult to form lather with hard water. The dissolved calcium ions and magnesium ions in hard water react with the soap to form scum, so more soap is needed. Soapless detergents do not form scum with hard water.
2023-04-22 21:46:39

Ethan Hall

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Soft water readily forms lather with soap, but it is more difficult to form lather with hard water. The dissolved calcium ions and magnesium ions in hard water react with the soap to form scum, so more soap is needed. Soapless detergents do not form scum with hard water.
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