Class 12th Chemistry 2017 Set2 Delhi Board Paper Solution

Question 15

Define the following: 

Cationic detergents 

Answer

Cationic detergents are quaternary ammonium salts of acetates, chlorides, or bromides. These are called cationic detergents because the cationic part of these detergents contains a long hydrocarbon chain and a positive charge on the N atom. For example: cetyltrimethylammonium bromide.

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