List of top Chemistry Questions on Soaps And Detergents

The correct statements of the following are:
I. shaving soaps contain glycerol and rosin
II. Liquid detergents used for dishwashing belong to non-ionic type
III. Unbranched hydrocarbon detergents are non-biodegradable
Which statements is/are correct?
Statement-I : Soap does not form foam easily with hard water.
Statement-II : Hard soaps are sodium or potassium salt of sulphonic acids.
Statement-III : Deuterium oxide (\(\text{D}_2\text{O}\)) is called as hard water.
Choose incorrect combination :
What is the mass in grams of $0.25 \text{ mol}$ water?
Detergents are the salt of:
Which statement is not true for a detergent molecule ?
The sodium soap prepared from glyceryl palmite
(C15H31COO)3C3H5 is :
Assertion (A): The aggregate of carboxylate ions of fatty acids forms a spherical shape.
Reason (R): Soap helps in emulsification and washing away of oils.
Sodium alkyl benzene sulphonate is used as
Potassium stearate is obtained by the saponification of an oil or fat. It has formula CH\(_3\)–(CH\(_2\))\(_{16}\)–COOK. The molecule has a lyophobic terminal CH\(_3\) and a lyophilic terminal –COOK. Potassium stearate is an example of
Which has maximum ionisation potential?
The saponification value of an oil or fat is measured in terms of: