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The cationic detergent that is used in h...

The cationic detergent that is used in hair conditioners is

A

a) sodium dodecylbenzene sulphonate

B

b) sodium lauryl sulphate

C

c) tetramethyl ammonium chloride

D

d) setyltrimenthyl ammonium bromide

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The correct Answer is:
D
Cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide is a cationic detergent. Because of being gentle, it is more expensive than anionic detergents and used in hair conditioners.
`underset("cetyltrimethylammonium bromide")([CH_(3) - (CH_(2))_(15) - underset(CH_(3))underset(|)overset(CH_(3))overset(|)(.^(+)N) - CH_(3)])Br^(-)`
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