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Soaps are sodium or potassium salts of long-chain carboxylic acids and are effective only in soft water, while detergents are ammonium or sulphonate salts that work in both hard and soft water. The cleansing action of soap involves the formation of micelles that trap dirt, but hard water creates scum that hinders this process. Synthetic detergents, which do not form scum and are effective in hard water, utilize surface-active ingredients for cleaning and are made from petroleum and sulfuric acid.

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