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Quiz2 Module2 Soap Detergents-Review
Quiz2 Module2 Soap Detergents-Review
Quiz2 Module2 Soap Detergents-Review
S.Y. 2022-2023
Direction: Read the following statements carefully. Write your answer on a ½ sheet of paper. Make your
answer sheet clean and neat. NO ERASURES!
___2. What is the purpose of soap in the daily lives of ancient people?
A. cure diseases
B. washing clothes
C. treat internal diseases
D. Letters A, B, and C.
___3. In Ancient Roman legend, where did people get their soap?
A. Spain
B. France
C. Tiber River
D. Mount Sapo
___4. Manufactured bar soaps were not available until the late 18th century. In what country or place in the
world manufactured soap were available?
A. Asia and Australia
B. Asia and Africa
C. Europe and U.S.
D. Europe and China
___5. In 1791, Nicholas Leblanc patented making soda ash or sodium carbonate from common salt. Soda
ash is combined with _________ to form soap.
A. fat
B. oil
C. water
D. lye
___6. In the mid-1800s, Ernest Solvay invented another soap technology, the ammonia process, to make
_________ out of common table salt.
A. soda ash
B. carbon ash
C. sodium chloride
D. sodium bicarbonate
___7. In 1916, Germany created the first synthetic ___________. It is in response to World War I soap
ingredient shortages. It encouraged manufacturers to develop synthetic cleaners to meet demand.
A. detergent
B. liquid soap
C. synthetic soap
D. synthetic cleaner
___8. In terms of raw materials of soap and detergents, soap is to fats and ___________ while detergent is
for petroleum or crude oil.
A. gasoline
B. synthetic oil
C. natural oil
D. cholesterol
___9. In terms of raw materials of soap and detergents, soap is to alkali and fatty acid while detergent is for
alkali and __________.
A. sulphuric acid
B. hydrochloric acid
C. benzoic acid
D. acetic acid
___10. In terms of effectiveness in hard water, soap is not effective due to formation of scum while
detergent is effective and no formation of scum. What is hard water?
A. hot water
B. cold water
C. natural water from mountains ranges
D. water with calcium /magnesium
___11. In terms of environmental impact, soap is biodegradable and can easily be broken down by bacteria
while detergent is ________________.
A. all are non-biodegradable
B. few are non-biodegradable
C. most are non-biodegradable
D. all are biodegradable
___13. In preparation of soap, sodium hydroxide (NaOH) produces hard soap like bath and bar soap. What
is the other term for sodium hydroxide?
A. caustic soda
B. natural soda
C. synthetic soda
D. acoustic soda
___14. In preparation of detergent, caustic potash produces soft soap like in liquid hand soap. What is the
chemical name of caustic potash?
A. Sodium hydroxide
B. Potassium hydroxide
C. Magnesium hydroxide
D. Calcium hydroxide
___15. In the molecule of soap or detergent, what part is said to be water-hating end?
A. head
B. body
C. tail
D. Letter A, B, and C.
___16. Which part is the polar region of the hydrocarbon chain of soap or detergent?
A. head
B. body
C. tail
D. Letter A, B, and C.
___18. What will be formed if you use purification process to fatty acids through distillation and
neutralization of fatty acids with alkali?
A. detergent and water
B. soap and water
C. fatty acids and water
D. glycerine and water
___20. Which option gives a source of hydrocarbon chain, the hydrophobic end of detergent but attracted to
grease and oils?
A. sulfur oxide
B. acids and bases
C. fats and oils
D. sulfuric acid
___22. The chemicals like sulfur trioxide and sulfuric acid react with the hydrocarbon from petrochemical or
oleochemical to produce a new acid. The new acid then reacts with the ___________ to produce the
anionic surfactant molecule.
A. acid
B. alkali
C. fatty acid
D. surfactant
___23. What will happen if hydrocarbon chain is converted to fatty alcohol and then reacts with ethylene
oxide?
A. produce anionic surfactant
B. produce nonionic surfactant
C. produce liquid soap
D. produce solid soap
___24. This energy refers to hand rubbing and with the use of machines.
A. chemical energy
B. thermal energy
C. mechanical energy
D. nuclear energy
___25. It refers to the forming of an insoluble substances like sodium carbonate and sodium silicate.
A. ion exchange
B. precipitation
C. chelation
D. Letter A, B, and C.
___26. How are you going to produce an anionic surfactant, the active ingredient of detergents?
A. react nonionic surfactant to sulfur containing acids
B. react nonionic surfactant to sulfur containing bases
C. react nonionic surfactant to carbon containing acids
D. react nonionic surfactant to carbon containing bases
___28. This is present if a hydrophilic end mixed up the water, and the hydrophobic end removes the soil’s
grease and oils.
A. chemical energy
B. thermal energy
C. mechanical energy
D. nuclear energy
___29. This term refers to trading of electrically charged particles like sodium aluminosilicate (zeolite).
A. ion exchange
B. precipitation
C. chelation
D. Letter A, B, and C.
___33. It refers to holding hard materials in the solution like complex phosphates and sodium citrate
A. ion exchange
B. precipitation
C. chelation
D. Letter A, B, and C.
___34. This surfactant can be positive, negative, or no charge due to the pH of water like personal cleansing
and household cleaning products.
A. anionic
B. cationic
C. nonionic
D. Amphoteric or Zwitterionic
___35. This surfactant has a property of disinfecting and sanitizing ingredient like fabric softeners and fabric
softening laundry detergents.
A. anionic
B. cationic
C. nonionic
D. Amphoteric or Zwitterionic