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Solid detergents are neutral salts of long chain sulphonic acids but their aqueous solutions are basic in nature.
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Is laundry detergent acid base or neutral?
Most detergents are slightly to moderately alkaline.
What is one likely use of a base?
making soaps and detergents
How can an acid turn to base?
An acid can turn into a base if you mix a much stronger base with it! That way the base acid overpowers the acid and makes the acid a base!
Is tide detergent acid or base?
Washing detergent is nearly always alkaline or antacid. There are some special purpose soaps - called soapless soaps, that are mildly acidic, but they are for special purposes and not usually encountered. On the other hand, detergents with ammonia in them are strongly alkaline.
What best describes a bronsted lowry acid base reaction?
Acid + base conjugate base + conjugate acid
Is detergent acid base or neutral?
Most detergents are slightly to moderately alkaline.
Is laundry detergent acid base or neutral?
Most detergents are slightly to moderately alkaline.
Is Lauric acid put in detergents?
Lauric acid is used to make detergents
Are detergents acid?
no they are bases
How do you neutralize detergents from domestic grey water?
You get a water purifier or a softener. (A water softener wont "neutralize detergents from domestic grey water." Indeed, a softener will do the exact opposite since hard water neutralizes many types of detergents.) Depends on what you mean by "neutralize". If you mean make the detergent no longer function as a detergent, then depending on the type of detergent there are a couple ways. Most detergents are the conjugate base of an acid. Acidifying the solution neutralizes the base and generally significantly reduces the ability of the detergent to act as a detergent. So, simply adding acid will often "neutralize" detergents. Large amounts of vinegar, or much smaller amounts of a strong concentrated acid, can be used. Another method of neutralizing detergents is by the addition of divalent cations such as calcium++ or magnesium++. Many detergents strongly bind to these salts and, like adding acid, the resulting compound no longer acts as an effective detergent. This is why most detergents work better in "soft" water than they do in "hard" water. Hard water contains enough divalent cations to tie up the detergents molecules making the detergent must less effective.
When using dish detergent is water considered an acid?
No. Detergents and soaps are generally alkaline, or base as opposed to acidic. But even more significant, detergents are in a class called, surfactants, meaning that they lower the surface tension of water, causing it to be able to penetrate and loosen contaminants.
What is a likely use for a base?
making soaps and detergents
What is a likely use of a base?
making soaps and detergents
What is a likely used for a base?
making soaps and detergents
House hold acid?
ethanoic acid- vinegar citric acid in citrus fruits some powerful detergents also contain acids
What is one likely use of a base?
making soaps and detergents
What kind of cleaning products have a base?
For example soaps and detergents.
