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In 1928, an effective detergent was made by sulfating which material?
ACoal tar pitch
BOlive oil soap
CFatty alcohol
DSodium silicate
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Fatty alcohol
Sulfation of fatty alcohol gave the first effective synthetic detergent, which scummed less than soap in hard water.
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