NTA Abhyas 2020
- Exam
- NTA Abhyas
- Year
- 2020
- Subject
- Chemistry
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- Chemistry in Everyday Life
NTA Abhyas 2020 · Chemistry · Chemistry in Everyday Life
Which of the following is an anionic detergent?
Which of the following is an anionic detergent?

Options
- AGlyceryl oleate
- BSodium stearate
- CSodium lauryl sulphate
- DCetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide
Correct answer
C. Sodium lauryl sulphate
Step-by-step solution
A. Anionic detergent: {\text{CH}_{3} - {( {\text{CH}_{2} )}_{10} - {\text{CH}_{2} - \text{O} - \overset{O}{\overset{| |}{\mathop{\mathop{S}_{| |}}_{O}}} - O^{⊖} {\text{Na}^{⊕}
Sodium Lauryl sulphate is example of anionic detergent.
These are sodium salts of sulphonated long chain alcohols or hydrocarbons.
{\text{CH}_{3} - {\left({\text{CH}_{2}\right)}_{10} - {\text{CH}_{2} - \text{OH}\overset{{H}_{2} {\text{SO}_{4} \left(\text{conc}.\right)}{→} {\text{CH}_{3} - {\left({\text{CH}_{2}\right)}_{10} {\text{CH}_{2} - \text{O} - \overset{O}{\overset{| |}{\mathop{\mathop{S}_{| |}}_{O}}} - \text{OH}\overset{\text{NaOH}\left(\text{aq}\right)}{→}
{\text{CH}_{3} - {( {\text{CH}_{2} )}_{10} - {\text{CH}_{2} - \text{O} - \overset{O}{\overset{| |}{\mathop{\mathop{S}_{| |}}_{O}}} - O^{⊖} {\text{Na}^{⊕}
Sodium lauryl sulphate (anionic detergent)
B. Cationic detergent:
Cetyle trimethyl ammonium bromide is an example of cationic detergent.
C. : Sodium sterarate (soap)
Sodium Lauryl sulphate is example of anionic detergent.
These are sodium salts of sulphonated long chain alcohols or hydrocarbons.
{\text{CH}_{3} - {\left({\text{CH}_{2}\right)}_{10} - {\text{CH}_{2} - \text{OH}\overset{{H}_{2} {\text{SO}_{4} \left(\text{conc}.\right)}{→} {\text{CH}_{3} - {\left({\text{CH}_{2}\right)}_{10} {\text{CH}_{2} - \text{O} - \overset{O}{\overset{| |}{\mathop{\mathop{S}_{| |}}_{O}}} - \text{OH}\overset{\text{NaOH}\left(\text{aq}\right)}{→}
{\text{CH}_{3} - {( {\text{CH}_{2} )}_{10} - {\text{CH}_{2} - \text{O} - \overset{O}{\overset{| |}{\mathop{\mathop{S}_{| |}}_{O}}} - O^{⊖} {\text{Na}^{⊕}
Sodium lauryl sulphate (anionic detergent)
B. Cationic detergent:

Cetyle trimethyl ammonium bromide is an example of cationic detergent.
C. : Sodium sterarate (soap)