Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781305580350
Author: William H. Brown, Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn, Christopher S. Foote
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 26, Problem 26.13P
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The most commonly used detergent in shampoos and dish washing solutions has to be given.  Also, whether they are primarily anionic, cationic, or neutral detergents has to be identified.

Concept-Introduction:

Properties of detergent:

  • A combination of long hydrocarbon tail and very large polar head at one end is ideal for good synthetic detergent. 
  • This combination leads to formation of micelle structures in aqueous solution, which dissolves hydrophobic dirt like grease and oil.
  • The polar end group does not form insoluble salts in ions generally found in hard water such as Ca2+,Mg2+,andFe3+

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