JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Surface & Nuclear Chemistry / भूतल और नाभिकीय रसायन Question Bank Critical Thinking Surface Chemistry

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    Which one of the following is not a surfactant                      [AIIMS 2003]

    A)            \[C{{H}_{3}}-{{(C{{H}_{2}})}_{15}}-\underset{C{{H}_{3}}}{\overset{C{{H}_{3}}}{\mathop{\underset{|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\overset{|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{{{N}^{+}}-}}}\,}}}\,C{{H}_{3}}B{{r}^{-}}\]

    B)            \[C{{H}_{3}}-{{(C{{H}_{2}})}_{14}}-C{{H}_{2}}-N{{H}_{2}}\]

    C)            \[C{{H}_{3}}-{{(C{{H}_{2}})}_{16}}-C{{H}_{2}}OSO_{2}^{-}N{{a}^{+}}\]

    D)            \[OHC-{{(C{{H}_{2}})}_{14}}-C{{H}_{2}}-CO{{O}^{-}}N{{a}^{+}}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

               Surfactant are those which have charge on their tail e.g., cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide.            \[\overset{\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,C{{H}_{3}}}{\mathop{\overset{\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,|}{\mathop{\underset{\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,C{{H}_{3}}}{\mathop{\underset{\,\,\,\,\,\,\,|}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-{{(C{{H}_{2}})}_{15}}-{{N}^{+}}-C{{H}_{3}}-B{{r}^{-}}}}\,}}\,}}\,}}\,\]                    Surfactants are those, which dissociate in water to yield positively charged ion.


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