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Hair shampoos belong to which class of synthetic detergent?

Cationic detergents are used in hair shampoos. eg: cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide. Cationic detergents are quarternary ammonium salts of acetates, chlorides or bromides. they are called so because the cationic part of these detergents contain a long hydrocarbon chain.


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