NCERT Exercise Q10 - Carbon and its Compounds

Question: Explain the formation of scum when hard water is treated with soap.

Answer: 1. Scum forms when soap is used in hard water due to a chemical reaction between the soap molecules and the dissolved calcium (Ca²⁺) or magnesium (Mg²⁺) ions in the hard water. 2. Hard water contai...

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