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What is the title displayed on the laptop screen?
What is the title displayed on the laptop screen?
What is shown in the left box below the title?
What is shown in the left box below the title?
What phrase is written in the left box underneath 'Saponification'?
What phrase is written in the left box underneath 'Saponification'?
What does the image in the right box depict?
What does the image in the right box depict?
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Where do the bars of soap in the right box appear to be located?
Where do the bars of soap in the right box appear to be located?
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What ions are present in hard water that prevent it from lathering easily?
What ions are present in hard water that prevent it from lathering easily?
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What substance is formed when soap reacts with hard water?
What substance is formed when soap reacts with hard water?
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Which compound reacts with sodium stearate in hard water to produce calcium stearate?
Which compound reacts with sodium stearate in hard water to produce calcium stearate?
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What is one of the problems caused by using hard water?
What is one of the problems caused by using hard water?
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Why is hard water unsuitable for some industrial processes?
Why is hard water unsuitable for some industrial processes?
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What is the hydrophobic tail of sodium stearate attracted to?
What is the hydrophobic tail of sodium stearate attracted to?
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What is the hydrophilic head of sodium stearate attracted to?
What is the hydrophilic head of sodium stearate attracted to?
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What characteristic of sodium stearate makes it effective in cleaning greasy substances?
What characteristic of sodium stearate makes it effective in cleaning greasy substances?
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Which part of sodium stearate molecule is responsible for its attraction to water?
Which part of sodium stearate molecule is responsible for its attraction to water?
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Which of the following statements is true about sodium stearate?
Which of the following statements is true about sodium stearate?
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Which group is present in soaps?
Which group is present in soaps?
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Which group is present in detergents?
Which group is present in detergents?
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What is one main difference between soaps and detergents based on their chemical groups?
What is one main difference between soaps and detergents based on their chemical groups?
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Which cleaning agent contains sodium sulphonates?
Which cleaning agent contains sodium sulphonates?
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Which cleaning agent contains sodium carboxylates?
Which cleaning agent contains sodium carboxylates?
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Which type of detergent has a negative charge at the end?
Which type of detergent has a negative charge at the end?
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What type of detergent is commonly used in hospitals for its bactericidal action?
What type of detergent is commonly used in hospitals for its bactericidal action?
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Which type of detergent does not ionize or foam?
Which type of detergent does not ionize or foam?
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Which additive is used in detergents to maintain or increase foam?
Which additive is used in detergents to maintain or increase foam?
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Sodium perborate is an example of which type of additive?
Sodium perborate is an example of which type of additive?
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Which property allows detergents to work with both hard and soft water?
Which property allows detergents to work with both hard and soft water?
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What pH level are detergents described as being?
What pH level are detergents described as being?
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Which advantage of detergents makes them suitable for delicate fabrics?
Which advantage of detergents makes them suitable for delicate fabrics?
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Why can detergents be used in acid solutions?
Why can detergents be used in acid solutions?
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What advantage indicates that detergents have a slight disinfectant property?
What advantage indicates that detergents have a slight disinfectant property?
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Which type of surfactants have no charge?
Which type of surfactants have no charge?
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Which type of surfactants are predominantly negatively charged?
Which type of surfactants are predominantly negatively charged?
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Which of the following is an example of a non-ionic surfactant?
Which of the following is an example of a non-ionic surfactant?
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What is a characteristic of cationic surfactants?
What is a characteristic of cationic surfactants?
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Which type of surfactant is useful for detergency and foam formation?
Which type of surfactant is useful for detergency and foam formation?
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Which of the following is an example of an anionic surfactant?
Which of the following is an example of an anionic surfactant?
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Which surfactant type can be both antimicrobial and beneficial in medical products?
Which surfactant type can be both antimicrobial and beneficial in medical products?
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Non-ionic surfactants are not very effective under which conditions?
Non-ionic surfactants are not very effective under which conditions?
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Which of these substances is a quaternary ammonium salt?
Which of these substances is a quaternary ammonium salt?
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Which type of surfactants mix with large amounts of broth?
Which type of surfactants mix with large amounts of broth?
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Study Notes
Saponification
- The process of making soap
- Involves the reaction of sodium stearate with calcium hydrogen carbonate in hard water to form calcium stearate and sodium hydrogen carbonate
Sodium Stearate
- Hydrophobic tail is attracted to oily, greasy substances
- Hydrophilic head is attracted to water molecules
Hard Water and Soap
- Hard water consists of Ca or Mg ions and does not lather easily
- Soap "scum" is formed by the reaction of soap with calcium hydrogen carbonate in hard water
- Using hard water can cause problems, such as:
- More soap is needed to get a lather
- Difficulty cleaning scum from bathtubs and sinks
- Unsuitable for industrial processes like dyeing
Soaps vs Detergents
- Soaps contain sodium carboxylates (RCOO-Na) group
- Detergents contain sodium sulphonates (RSO3-Na) group
- Advantages of detergents:
- Act as wetting agents
- Work equally well with hard and soft water
- Neutral (pH 7)
- Can be used in acid solutions
- Moderately antiseptic
- Suitable for delicate fabrics
Chemical Composition of Detergents
- Three main types of detergents:
- Anionic: Have a negative charge at the end, e.g. sodium stearate
- Cationic: Contain a positive ion like substituted ammonium ions
- Non-ionic: Do not ionize or foam, e.g. polyethyleneglycols
- Other additives include:
- Foaming agents
- Builders or fillers
- Bleaches like sodium perborate
Surfactants
- Surface active agents
- Types of surfactants:
- Non-ionic: Have no charge, form micelles, e.g. polyethyleneglycols, fatty acids, PLA
- Anionic: Predominantly negatively charged, e.g. soaps, linear alkyl benzene sulfonate (LAS)
- Cationic: Strong positive charge, e.g. quaternary ammonium salts, cetylpyridinium chloride
- Non-ionic + Ionic: Have both positive and negative charges, e.g. fatty acids, can be in "quat" or amphoteric surfactants
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Learn about the process of saponification, a crucial step in making soap. From the chemistry behind it to the final product, this quiz covers it all.
