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.