What is the basic structure of a detergent? from Chemistry Chem

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What is the basic structure of a detergent?


A synthetic detergent molecule consists of two parts; a long hydrocarbon chain which is water repelling (hydrophobic) and a short ionic part which is water attracting (hydrophilic). The ionic groups or water. attracting groups in a synthetic detergent are usually a sulphonate group (SO3Na+) or sulphate group (OSO3 Na+ or SO4Na+). For example, the synthetic detergent known as sodium n-dodecyl sulphate has two parts : a long hydrocarbon chain (n-dodecyl) containing twelve carbon atoms and a short ionic part called sulphate group (–SO3Na+). The formula of this detergent is given below:



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