What are fillers and what role do these fillers play in soap?
(N/A) Substances which are added to soaps to change their properties in order to make them more useful for a particular application are called fillers.
Some important examples are given below:
$(i)$ Sodium rosinate,sodium silicate,borax,and sodium carbonate are added to laundry soap to increase their lather-forming ability.
$(ii)$ Glycerol is added to shaving soaps to prevent them from rapid drying.
$(iii)$ In medicated soaps,substances of medicinal value are added.
Some important examples are given below:
$(i)$ Sodium rosinate,sodium silicate,borax,and sodium carbonate are added to laundry soap to increase their lather-forming ability.
$(ii)$ Glycerol is added to shaving soaps to prevent them from rapid drying.
$(iii)$ In medicated soaps,substances of medicinal value are added.
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Soap is a/an ...... .
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View SolutionWhich of the following statements are not correct?
$a$) Antihistamine also functions as an antacid
$b$) The shape of an active site of an enzyme does not change when the drug binds to an allosteric site
$c$) Chemical messengers communicate the message between two neurons
$d$) Potassium soaps are hard,while sodium soaps are soft to skin
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$a$) Antihistamine also functions as an antacid
$b$) The shape of an active site of an enzyme does not change when the drug binds to an allosteric site
$c$) Chemical messengers communicate the message between two neurons
$d$) Potassium soaps are hard,while sodium soaps are soft to skin
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View SolutionMatch the column:
Column-$I$ (Structure) Column-$II$ (Cleansing agents) $(i) CH_3(CH_2)_{16}COO(CH_2CH_2O)_nCH_2CH_2OH$ $(a)$ Cationic detergent $(ii) C_{17}H_{35}COO^-Na^+$ $(b)$ Anionic detergent $(iii) CH_3(CH_2)_{10}CH_2OSO_3^-Na^+$ $(c)$ Nonionic detergent $(iv) [CH_3(CH_2)_{15}N(CH_3)_3]^+Br^-$ $(d)$ Soap
| Column-$I$ (Structure) | Column-$II$ (Cleansing agents) |
| $(i) CH_3(CH_2)_{16}COO(CH_2CH_2O)_nCH_2CH_2OH$ | $(a)$ Cationic detergent |
| $(ii) C_{17}H_{35}COO^-Na^+$ | $(b)$ Anionic detergent |
| $(iii) CH_3(CH_2)_{10}CH_2OSO_3^-Na^+$ | $(c)$ Nonionic detergent |
| $(iv) [CH_3(CH_2)_{15}N(CH_3)_3]^+Br^-$ | $(d)$ Soap |
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