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Soap the detergents are used as cleansing agents . Soaps are sodium or potassium salts of higher fatty acids which contain more than 12 carbon atoms . Detergents are sodium salts of alkyl hydrogen sulphates or alkyl benzene sulphonic acids . Ther detergenta may be anionic , cationic cationic , or non - ionic detergents depending upon the anion , cation or non - ionic detergent depending upon the anion , cation or hydrogen bonding group at the soluble end of the chain . Soaps and detergents form emulsified oil droplets with only or greasy part of teh cloth and these oil droplets are then washed aways by stream of wate r.
Give the structure of an alkyl benzene sulphonatic detergents .

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Sodium p - dodecyl benzene sulphonate
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Give the structure of an alkyl benzene sulphonate detergent.

Soaps are sodium or potassium salt of long chain fatty acids like

Soaps are the sodium or potassium salts of higher fatty acids, containing number of carbon atoms more than .

Detergents are sodium salts of "_________"

Knowledge Check

  • Sodium or potassium salts of higher fatty acids are called

    A
    Soaps
    B
    Terpenes
    C
    Sugars
    D
    Alkaloids

  • Soaps are sodium or potassium salt of long chain fatty acids like

    A
    Palmitic acid
    B
    Oleic acid
    C
    Stearic acid
    D
    All of these

  • Soaps are the sodium or potassium salts of higher fatty acids, containing number of carbon atoms more than .

    A
    12
    B
    8
    C
    6
    D
    10