ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Author: WADE AND SIMEK
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 25.4, Problem 25.5P

Several commercial laundry soaps contain water-softening agents, usually sodium carbonate (Na2CO3) or sodium phosphate (Na3PO4 or Na2HPO4). Explain how these water-softening agents allow soaps to be used in water that is hard by virtue of its

  1. a. low pH.
  2. b. dissolved Ca2+, Mg2+, and Fe3+ salts.
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