Chemistry, asked by sarshia2004, 11 months ago

What's the Chemical composition of detergent?

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Answered by flash8
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Chemical composition of detergents:
They consist of potassium or sodium salts of long chain sulphonic acid.
They are amphiphilic: partly hydrophilic (polar, the acid part) and partly hydrophobic (non-polar, the long alkyl chain). Their dual nature facilitates the mixture of hydrophobic compounds (like oil and grease) with water.
One example of detergent is given below:

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sarshia2004: Shall I write this answer in my 10th board exam? My teacher told me to write that detergents are ammonium or sulphonate salts of long chain carboxylic acids.
Answered by selvaranirajenderan1
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Detergent is an emulsifying agent that is scientifically referred to as sodium dodecyl benzene sulphonate and has a chemical formula of C18H29NaO3S. This chemical compound has an incredible foaming ability, and can be easily compounded with various other additives.

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