Cleansing Agents

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Cleansing Agents: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Cleansing Agents, Types of Cleansing Agents, Soaps, Types of Soaps, Medicated Soaps, Toilet Soaps, Shaving Soaps, Laundry Soaps, Problem with Soaps in Hard Water, and Synthetic 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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List out the uses of medicated soaps.

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Elaborate the working of synthetic detergents.

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Write the chemical reaction for the formation of synthetic detergents.

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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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Transparent soaps are made by dissolving soaps in _____.

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Synthetic detergents can be used for cleaning clothes in hard water.

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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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Detergents are generally ammonium or sulphonate salts of long chain _____ acids.

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Soft soap is _____ salt of fatty acids.

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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: