Soap causes scum in hardwater, why ?(one or two sentences)
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Soap causes scum in hardwater, why ?(one or two sentences)
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When hard water is treated with soap solution, the Ca2+ or Mg2+ ions present in the hard water react with the anions of fatty acids present in soap and form a curdy white precipitate, i.e., scum.