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A few drops of dettol when added to water the mixture turns turbid why |
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Answer» Answer: - In Dettol, Chloroxylenol is the chief ingredient, comprising 4.8% of Dettol's total MIXTURE, with the REST made up by pine OIL, isopropanol, castor oil, soap and water. When we add water to the dettol, micro emulsion occurs. It is a SOLUTION where small droplets of the oil gets SUSPENDED in the water.The microemulsion destabilizes releasing the pine oil and castor oil. This leads to turbidity. Thus a few drops of dettol when added to water the mixture turns turbid |
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