Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is true for soaps and detergents?

  1. Soaps and detergents have a small ionic part and a large non-polar hydrocarbon part.

  2. Soaps and detergents have a large ionic part and a small polar hydrocarbon part.

  3. Soaps and detergents have a small ionic part and a large polar hydrocarbon part.

  4. Soaps and detergents have a large ionic part and a small non-polar hydrocarbon part.

  5. None of these
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Explanation

A soap molecule has two ends. One end is hydrophilic and the other end is hydrophobic.

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