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a year agoContributor-Level 10
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Straight chain hydrocarbons in synthetic detergent leads to easy biodegrad-ability because the branched chain hydrocarbon tail is a source of pollution. Therefore, lesser the branching more is the biodegradability.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
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Micelle formation of the detergent can be shown as:
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Non-ionic detergents such as polyethylene glycol stearate are used as dishwashing soaps.
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Cationic detergents such as cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide are used in hair shampoos and hair conditioners.
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Anionic detergents such as cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide are used in hair shampoos and hair conditioners.
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Detergents (which are not biodegradable) persist in water even after sewage treatment and that causes foaming in river water.
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Acid-base titration can be used to determine the excess amount of alkali in soap. The excess alkali left after hydrolysis of oils or fats can be the source of alkalinity in soap.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
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Soft soaps are potassium salts of fatty acids (such as palmitic acid, stearic acid and oleic acid).
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Antihistamines are the drugs which control the allergy effects produced by histamines. Antacids are the substances which neutralise gastric acidity. Antihistamine do not affect the secretion of acid in stomach and the reason is that both antiallergic and antacid drugs work on different receptors.
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Aspirin prevents platelet coagulation and thus has antiblood clothing action, therefore, can prevent blood clotting in heart.
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