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Dishwashing soaps are synthetic detergents. What is their chemical nature ?

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Dishwashing soaps are non-ionic detergents. It can be prepared by the reaction of stearic acid with polyethylene glycol.

Since, non-ionic detergents do not contain any ion in their constitution, it is natural in nature.
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