take a picture of a household product like soaps, shampoos, cleaners and its ing

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take a picture of a household product like soaps, shampoos, cleaners and its ingredient list that contains an acid, base, salt, or buffer solution. Answer the following questions.

1. Take a picture of the contents list. Identify out the chemical(s) that are involved in the acid/base chemistry only.. do not need to list them all. Do not list common names i.e. vinegar (list acetic acid)

2. Categorize the chemical (s) as

strong acid

weak acid (find it's Ka and cite your source), or if polyprotric (list multiple Ka's)

strong base

weak base (Find it's Kb and cite your source)

basic salt

acidic salt

buffer solution, list both components   

3. In one to two sentences list the role of the acid/base chemistry in the product.  

For example the NaOH in drano is used as cleaner.

simplepleasures HAND SOAP Pump onto hands&lather; with water Rinse well Use only as directed naredients: WotedAoual, Sodium Lauret Sulfate, Sodium Chloride, Coco Betaine, Aarylic Add/Aarylam Propane Sulifonic Ad Coolymer ance (Parfum), PEG-150 Distearate ozolinone Methylisothiazolinone THIS IS NOT FOOD. DO NOT EAT DO NOT APPLY AROUND EYES OR ON LIPS NOT TESTED ON ANIMALS KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN Not tested on animals th &Body; LLC, Whorton, NU 07885 www.costldesign.com A?ngts reserved. Desged nUSA Mole nOie JABÓN PARA MANOS NO FS UN ALIMENTO

Explanation / Answer

Sodium laureth sulphate: anionic detergent and surfactant, effective as a foaming agent. It is neutral.

PEG-150 distearate: Diester of stearic acid, emulsifier and thickening agent.

Methylisothiazolinone: preservative and antimicrobial

Propane sulphonic acid copolymer: acidic, surfactant

Cocomidopropyl betaine: amphoteric, Surfactant, thickener, foaming agent

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