The geometries of the anionic surfactants with alkyl chain length were optimized using B3LYP/6-31G * , respective- ly. The bond length, bond angle and net charges of the surface-active anions were obtained in gas. The relationships of struc- ture of surfactant and surface tension were studied. The calculation results showed that (1) C-O bond length and O-S-O bond angle are concerned with carbonyl atom number; (2)Qso4 and Qmax in...