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Soft soap is salt of fatty acids.

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Important Questions on Chemistry in Everyday Life

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Why is bithional added to soap?
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Detergents can be made biodegradable and pollution free by
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Which of the following is cationic detergent?
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Differentiate between cationic and anionic detergents giving suitable examples.
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Which one of the following statements is "not correct" about cationic detergents?
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What type of detergents are used for dish washing?
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An organic compound that is commonly used for sanitizing surfaces is:
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Which type of detergent is LAS?

(i) Anionic (ii) Cationic (iii) Biosoft (iv) Biohard

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Which one of the following is an anionic detergent?
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Potassium soaps are
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Why do soaps not work in hard water?
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Which of the following is an anionic detergent?
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Explain the structure of cationic detergents with an example and write any one use of it.
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Saponification of coconut oil yields glycerol and
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Write the chemical equation for saponification. Also give the limitations of soap.
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Sodium stearate CH3CH216COO-Na+ is an anionic surfactant which forms micelles in oil. Choose the correct statement for it from the following :
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Which of the following is a cationic detergent?
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Sodium rosinate is generally added in the soap because it
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Which cleansing agent gets precipitated in hard water?
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Bithional is generally added to the soaps as an additive to function as a/an: