Chemistry In Everyday Life Question 144
Question: End of detergents have
Options:
A) ester group
B) sodium sulphate
C) aldehyde
D) amine group
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
[b] A detergent molecule consists of a large hydrocarbon group that is non-ionic and a sulphonate $ (SO_3^{-}N{a^{+}}) $ or a sulphate $ (SO_4^{-}N{a^{+}}) $ group that is ionic. Examples of detergents are sodium n-dodecyl benzene sulphonate, sodium dodecyl sulphate etc.