JEE Main Chemistry question

Chemistry Chemistry in Everyday Life JEE Main

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Surfactants and detergents have the common property of …… in them.

(A)Detergency
(B)Surface activityCorrect
(C)Viscosity
(D)None of these

Answer: (B)

Solution

Both surfactants and detergents possess surface-active molecules (with hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts) that lower the surface tension of water; a detergent is specifically a surfactant that

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