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Quaternary ammonium cation

physical science Maturity 5-7

Some tiny things help keep us clean.

Benzalkonium chloride Structure V.1.svg
Benzalkonium chloride Structure V.1.svg
They are in soaps. They are in hair soap too. They help kill bad germs. They can help make clothes soft.
Betain2.svg
Betain2.svg
Do you use these at home?

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File:Quaternary ammonium cation.svg
Quaternary ammonium cation.svg
File:OBINIXBu4N1.png
OBINIXBu4N1.png
File:OBINIXBu4N2.png
OBINIXBu4N2.png
File:Benzalkonium chloride Structure V.1.svg
Benzalkonium chloride Structure V.1.svg
File:Butylscopolamine skeletal.svg
Butylscopolamine skeletal.svg
File:Ion exchange resin beads.jpg
Ion exchange resin beads.jpg
File:Betain2.svg
Betain2.svg
File:Choline-skeletal.svg
Choline-skeletal.svg
File:1-Oleoyl-2-almitoyl-phosphatidylcholine Structural Formulae V.1.png
1-Oleoyl-2-almitoyl-phosphatidylcholine...
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