Question

An example of a cationic surface active substance ?

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Answer 1

Answer:

benzalkonium, benzethonium, methylbenzethonium, cetylpyridinium

Answer 2

Cationic surfactants are essentially quaternary ammonia compounds with positively charged surface-active moieties (e.g. benzalkonium, benzethonium, methylbenzethonium, cetylpyridinium, alkyl-dimethyl dichlorobenzene ammonium, dequalinium and phenamylinium chlorides, cetrimonium and cethexonium bromid