How does the branching of hydrocarbon chain of synthetic detergents affect their biodegradability?
How does the branching of hydrocarbon chain of synthetic detergents affect their biodegradability?
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1 Answer
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This is a short answer type question as classified in NCERT Exemplar
Straight chain hydrocarbons in synthetic detergent leads to easy biodegrad-ability because the branched chain hydrocarbon tail is a source of pollution. Therefore, lesser the branching more is the biodegradability.
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