Explain the cleansing action of soap with a diagram

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Question 1
2023
36 (B) $(i) What are soaps ? Explain the mechanism of cleansing action of soap with the help of a labelled diagram. (ii) Detergents are better than soaps. Justify.$
Question 2
2024
34 (B) $(i) Describe method of preparation of soap giving chemical equation for the reaction involved. (ii) Explain with diagram the mechanism of the cleansing action of soaps.$
Question 3
2025
34 (b) $What are soaps ? Write the structure of a soap molecule. Explain the cleansing action of a soap. Why are soaps not considered suitable for washing clothes in a region where water is hard ? How is this problem overcomed ?$

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