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Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide is an example of a

  1. Acationic detergent
  2. Bsoap
  3. Cnon-ionic detergent
  4. Danionic detergent

Answer: A

Its long-chain part carries a positively charged quaternary ammonium head with bromide as the counter ion, so it is a cationic detergent.
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