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The formulae below belong to 2 cleansing agents.

The formulae below belong to 2 cleansing agents.

(a) Which of the two cleaning agents would lather readily with hard water?
(b) State one disadvantage of the continued use of cleansing agent II.
(c) Write the formula of the compound formed when cleansing agent I is used with water containing Mg²⁺ ions.

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(a) II
(b) Non-biodegradable hence leads to water pollution.
(c) (RCOO-)₂Mg²⁺.

sharon kalunda answered the question on March 28, 2019 at 14:01

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