Chemistry, asked by anji5511, 1 year ago

Why are straight chain hydrocarbon detergent preferred over branch

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Answered by AarezKhan
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because straight chain hydrocarbon helps in micelle formation and they are hydrophobic or lipophilic in nature i.e water hating and lipid or fat loving

harshdhanawat001: Not only straight chains but branched are Michele forming compounds
Answered by harshdhanawat001
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Straight chain are more soluble in Water and so are more easily decomposed than those, branched one.

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