Cleansing Agents

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Cleansing Agents: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Soaps, Toilet Soaps, Types of Soaps, Medicated Soaps, Cleansing Agents, Shaving Soaps, Synthetic Detergents, Laundry Soaps, Cationic Detergents, Anionic Detergents and, Non-Ionic Detergents

Important Questions on Cleansing Agents

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Match the following:

i. Cationic detergents a. Group of biomolecules catalyse the reaction
ii. Enzymes b. Aspartame
iii. Sweetening agents c. Cetyltrimethylammonium chloride

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False statement about synthetic detergents is:

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What are the fillers present in laundry soaps.

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What are the uses of laundry soaps?

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Why fillers are used in making laundry soaps.

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Sodium salts of sulphonated long-chain alcohol and Sodium salts of sulphonated long-chain hydrocarbons are _____ detergents.(anionic/cationic)

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Which of the following is a biodegradable detergent?

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Which among the following detergents is non-ionic in character?

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Which of the following is anionic detergent?

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Which of the following is cationic detergent?

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Which of the following is an example of liquid dishwashing detergent?

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Which of the following is anionic detergent:

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Which salt of fatty acid is a hard soap?

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An organic compound that is commonly used for sanitizing surfaces is:

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Explain the different types of soaps.

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Differentiate between anionic and cationic detergents.

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Give the chemical reactions involved in the formation of anionic detergents.

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Give the chemical reactions involved in the formation of sodium lauryl sulphate.

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How does soap is precipitated from the solution?

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What do you mean by invert soaps? In which category of cleansing agent they reside?