Chemistry In Focus
Chemistry In Focus
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Chapter 15, Problem 61E
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Whether a soap marked ‘biodegradable’ should to be bought or not and the reason behind this are to be explained.

Concept Introduction:

Soap molecules have polar and non-polar sides, which help in the dissolution of non-polar molecules to the non-polar side and polar molecules to the polar side.

Soap molecules with straight chains are biodegradable.

Biodegradable soaps can be degraded back into soil.

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