Stearic acid and polyethylene glycol react to form which one of the...

Non-ionic detergents do not contain any ion in their constitution. One such detergent is formed when stearic acid reacts with polyethylene glycol.

$\mathop{{CH}_{3}{\left({CH}_{2}\right)}_{16}COOH}_{Stearicacid} + \mathop{HO{\left({CH}_{2}{CH}_{2}O\right)}_{n}{CH}_{2}{CH}_{2}OH}_{Polyethyleneglycol}\overset{- {H}_{2}O}{\to}{CH}_{3}{\left({CH}_{2}\right)}_{16}COO{\left({CH}_{2}{CH}_{2}O\right)}_{n}{CH}_{2}{CH}_{2}OH$

A type of detergent in which the active part of the molecule is a positive ion (cation). Cationic detergents are usually quaternary ammonium salts.

Anionic detergent is a synthetic detergent in which a lipophilic hydrocarbon group of the molecule is an anion. A detergent molecule consists of a long hydrocarbon chain and a water-soluble negative ionic group.