Question

It is a yellow-white powder prepered on an aqueous solution used as surface disinfectant and topical antiseptic?

Answer 1

Answer:

Benzalkonium chloride

.Explanation:

A yellow-white powder prepared in an aqueous solution and used as a detergent, fungicide, bactericide, and spermicide.

Answer 2

Benzalkonium chloride is the answer.

• A surface-active germicide for many pathogenic nonsporulating bacteria and fungi made up of alkylbenzyldimethylammonium chlorides with long-chain alkyls (C8 to C18).
• This agent's aqueous solutions have a low surface tension and have detergent, keratolytic, and emulsifying capabilities, which help it penetrate and moisten tissue surfaces.

Therefore,yellow-white powder prepered on an aqueous solution used as surface disinfectant and topical antiseptic is benzalkonium chloride