CEE Kerala Engineering CEE Kerala Engineering Solved Paper-2011

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    The cationic detergent that is used in hair conditioners is

    A)  sodium dodecylbenzene sulphonate

    B)  sodium lauryl sulphate

    C)  tetramethyl ammonium chloride

    D)  sodium stearyl sulphate

    E)  cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide

    Correct Answer: E

    Solution :

    Cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide is a cationic detergent. Because of being gentle, it is more expensive than anionic detergents and used in hair conditioners. \[\underset{cetyltrimethylammonium\text{ }bromide}{\mathop{\left[ C{{H}_{3}}-{{(C{{H}_{2}})}_{15}}-\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  | \\  C{{H}_{3}} \end{smallmatrix}}{\overset{\begin{smallmatrix}  C{{H}_{3}} \\  | \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{^{+}N}}}\,-C{{H}_{3}} \right]B{{r}^{-}}}}\,\]


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