Metal lauryl sulphate acts as:
Soap
Disinfectant
Antiseptic
Detergent
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Which one is not a glyceride?
Monoglyceride
Diglyceride
Triglyceride
Sphingolipid
The process of making soap is called:
Esterification
Saponification
Hydrogenation
Polymerization
Spermaceti is commonly used in:
Fermentation of cane sugar
Preparation of acetic acid
Birth control
Cosmetics and soaps
Ordinary soaps are defined as:
Al salts of higher fatty acids
Na salts of lower fatty acids
Na salts of higher fatty acids
Mg salts of lower fatty acids
Which statement regarding cationic detergents is FALSE?
They possess a positively charged hydrophilic head group.
They are often used as fabric softeners and germicides.
They are effective cleaning agents in hard water due to their insensitivity to calcium and magnesium ions.
Their effectiveness is reduced by anionic surfactants.
Which is not characteristic of soap?
They are colourless when pure
They are lighter than water
They are immiscible with organic solvents
They form emulsions with water
A detergent is a:
Cleansing agent
Drug
Catalyst
Soap
Which part of a soap molecule helps in dissolving grease or oil in water?
Hydrophilic head
Hydrophobic tail
Both hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail
Neither hydrophilic head nor hydrophobic tail
Surfactants and detergents have the same common property of……in them.
Detergency
Surface activity
Viscosity
None of these
Which of the following is an example of a cationic detergent?
Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide
Sodium dodecyl sulfate
Triton X-100
Sodium stearate
