What should be the feature of detergent molecule structure so as to be biodegradable ?

SbistudyJuly 13, 2022inchemistry

Question : What should be the feature of detergent molecule structure so as to be biodegradable ?

(1) It should be saturated.

(2) It should be unsaturated.

(3) Branching should be maximum.

(4) Branching should be minimum.

Answer : from all above options the correct answer is “(4) Branching should be minimum.”

answer explanation : If a detergent structure is found in straight line or we can say that if it contains minimum branches in structure than this type of detergent is easy to decompose or in other words such type of detergents are biodegradable that is why we have given “(4) Branching should be minimum.” for correct answer. in short we can say that Branching should be minimum is the feature of detergent molecule structure so as to be biodegradable . the saturation and non saturation does not effect the biodegradable feature of any detergent. and when the branching are maximum it is hard to decompose them.