Dishwashing soaps are synthetic detergents. What is their chemical nature?

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Dishwashing soaps are non-ionic detergents. It can be prepared by the reaction of stearic acid with polyethylene glycol.

$C H_{3} - (C H)_{16} S t e a r i c a c i d C O O H + H O - (C H_{2} C H_{2} O)_{N} - C H_{2} C H_{2} O H p o l y e t h y l e n e g l y c o l - H_{2} O - --- \to C H_{3} - (C H_{2})_{16} C O O (C H_{2} C H_{2} O)_{n} C H_{2} C H_{2} O H$

Since, non-ionic detergents do not contain any ion in their constitution, it tis neutral in nature.

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