Which of the following compounds cannot remove grease from the clothes?
Correct answer: D. Potassium pentanoate
- A. Gasoline
- B. Potassium palmitate
- C. Soap
- D. Potassium pentanoate
Explanation
Potassium pentanoate does not have cleaning property because it has less than 8 carbon atoms. wheras all other compounds have cleaning property due to presence of long carbon chain.
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