Question

PLS FRIENDS I NEED HELP IMMEDIATELY FOR MY ASSIGNMENT.
CAN SOMEBODY HELP?

Answer 1

@thomaster can u pls help!!! :)

Answer 2

what's the problem?

Answer 3

purpose of sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate in detergents

Answer 4

it's a surfactant, which means it lowers the surface-/interfacial tension of liquids.

Answer 5

can u be more pacific pls......
i mean an explanation of why it is used in dish washing detergents?

Answer 6

Do you now what a micelle is?

Answer 7

yes

Answer 8

okey sodiuumdodecylbenzene sulfonate is a hydrocarbon sufractant. It's amphiphile which means it has a polar and an apolar side. Thus it forms a micelle around filth and dissolves it. So it works like soap.

Answer 9

thank u

Answer 10

but the disadvantages of these chemicals are they are not bio degradable :)

Answer 11

thank u too