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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Chemistry in Everyday Life

Which among the following is used in detergents?

  1. A Sodium acetate
  2. B Sodium stearate
  3. C Calcium stearate
  4. D Sodium lauryl sulphate
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(D) Sodium lauryl sulphate

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Sodium lauryl sulphate \(\mathrm{CH}_3\left(\mathrm{CH}_2\right)_{10} \mathrm{CH}_2-\mathrm{OSO}_3^{\circ} \mathrm{Na}^{\oplus}\) is an anionic detergent. It is the sodium salt of sulphonated lauryl alcohol,…