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Which cleansing agent gets precipitated in hard water?

  1. A Cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide
  2. B Sodium dodecyl benzene sulphonate
  3. C Sodium lauryl sulphate
  4. D Sodium stearate
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(D) Sodium stearate

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(D)
\( 2 \mathrm{C}_{17} \mathrm{H}_{35} \mathrm{COONa}+\mathrm{CaCl}_{2} \rightarrow 2 \mathrm{NaCl}+\quad\left(\mathrm{C}_{17} \mathrm{H}_{35} \mathrm{COO}\right)_{2} \)