JEE Main Chemistry question

Chemistry Chemistry in Everyday Life JEE Main

Not in JEE Main or NEET syllabus

Structurally, a biodegradable detergent should contain a:

(A)Normal alkyl chainCorrect
(B)Branched alkyl chain
(C)Hexyl side chain
(D)Cyclohexyl side chain

Answer: (A)

Solution

Detergents with a straight (normal, unbranched) alkyl chain are readily attacked and degraded by microbial enzymes, making them biodegradable; branched alkyl chains resist microbial

See the full step-by-step solution

Create a free account to read the complete working, and practise questions like this in a timed test.

Create a free account

Question ID VK-151189