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What is minimum number of carbon atoms chain required to make a cleaning agent like soap

What is minimum number of carbon atoms chain required to make a cleaning agent like soap

Grade:12th pass

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ROSHAN MUJEEB
askIITians Faculty 833 Points
3 years ago
There is no such thing as minimum number.
most common compound is sodium laureate which contains 17 carbon atoms
Vikas TU
14149 Points
3 years ago
Dear student 
There can be any number of carbon can be required, 
You can not comment on numbers.
Good Luck 
Yashraj
908 Points
3 years ago
there is not a fixed number it just says that chain should be large but how much large it is not defined
Arun
25750 Points
3 years ago
Dear Raunak
 
There is no such theory however carbon atoms should be in large number like min almost 17

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