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Detergents are sodium and potassium salts of long chain
(I) Sulphonoic acid
(II) Carboxylic acid
(III) Both the above

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Ans.1) Detergents are sodium and potassium salts of long chain Sulphonic acids

Whereas soaps are sodium and potassium salts of long chain of carboxylic acids.

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