Hard Water Makes Soap Less Effective

HARD WATER MAKES SOAP LESS EFFECTIVE 

I lard water also inhibits the cleansing actions of soaps and, to a lesser extent, detergents. The sodium ions of soap and detergent molecules carry a 1+ charge. 

Soap or detergent molecules bound to calcium or magnesium ions tend to be insoluble in water. As they come out of solution, they form a scum that can appear as a ring around the bathtub. Because the. soap or detergent molecules are tied up with calcium and magnesium ions, more of the cleanser must be added to maintain cleaning efFectivene.s.s. 

Hydnigen bond A strong dipole-dipole attraction between a sliglitly positive hydrogen atom on one molecule and a pair of nonbonding electrons on another molecule. 

Induced dipole A dipole temporarily created in an otherwise nonpolar molecule, induced by a neighboring charge. 

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HARD WATER MAKES SOAP LESS EFFECTIVE... 

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