Synthetic detergents

A synthetic detergent is the sodium salt of sulphonic acid which has cleansing properties in water.                     Structure Of Molecule Of Detergent The structure of a synthetic detergent is similar to that of soaps. It consists of a long hydrocarbon...

Soaps and detergents

Detergents Any substance which has cleansing action in water is called a detergent. It is of two types: Soaps and Synthetic detergents Soaps Soaps are sodium or potassium salts of higher fatty acids such as oleic acid (C17H33COOH), stearic acid (C17H35COOH) and...

Examples of polymers

1) Rubber: Rubber occurs in nature as well as it is obtained by synthetic methods. Natural Rubber Natural rubber is obtained as latex from rubber trees. The monomer of natural rubber is isoprene. There may be as many as 11000 to 20000 isoprene units in a polymer chain...

Classification of polymers

Polymers can be classified in two ways as give below: Classification based on source of availability. Classification based on method of synthesis. 1. Classification based on source of availability According to this classification polymers are of two types: Natural...

Polymers

Polymers are very important products of chemical industry which have a great impact on our modern life. Plastics, synthetic fibres, synthetic rubber etc. are common examples of polymers. Polymers are also present in all living organisms. For example, proteins,...

Esters

Esters () are the derivative of carboxylic acids in which the –OH group of the carboxylic acids has been replaced by –OR group. There general formula is CnH2n+1COOCnH2n+1. For example, Name Mol. Formula Structural Formula Methyl acetate CH3COOCH3 Ethyle acetate...