Which of the following is used as a thickener in paints and lipstick?

Soap

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Bentonite

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Calcium carbonate

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Ethyl chloride

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Solution

The correct option is C Bentonite
Bentonite clay is used as a thickening agent in many everyday products. It is a sodium -aluminium hydrosilicate, a layered silicate with a 3 layer structure consisting of two tetrahedral layer. An aluminium octahedron is sandwiched between.

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