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soap lowers the surface tensions of water, making water wetter and more able to remove soil and dirt.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoSoap and water removes the dirt by making the dirt slide off your hands. (or other body parts)
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∙ 14y agoit is because the oily substances rub against your get in ur skin.
Soap works as an emulsifier which breaks down oils and greases allowing you remove contaminants with water.
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What is the purpose of soap in the catalyst demonstartion?
I was looking for an answer rather than supplying an answer. I believe that soap is used to help remove dirt, to make the surface (skin or clothing) slippery to remove dirt. In other words, if you don't have dirt, water is sufficient. If soap remains on the skin it can clog pores and lead to B.O.
Soap can remove grease and oil from your skin because it acts as what?
Soap can remove grease and oil from your skin because it acts as an emulsifying agent. When mixed with water, soap can clean the skin because it suspends oils and dirt so that this can be removed easily. By itself, water cannot remove oil or grease from skin.
Why does micelle formation take place when soap is added to water?
Soap molecule consist of two parts, one hydrophillic and other one is hydrophobic Hydrophobic part of soap is dissolved with dirt molecule and hydrophillic remains suspended in water. Thus more molecules of soap are attached to dirt having their one end suspended in water to form a micelle. Since ethanol is not as polar as soap micelle will not be formed in other solvents such as ethanol.
When you add soap to water what happens to the waters molecules?
The soap molecules have an end that likes water and hates grease and an end that loves grease and hates water. Given this structure the soap can form a layer attached to grease and water to carry off greasy dirt when you wash. Water alone would not remove the grease.
Soap helps romove grease from clothes because?
Fatty acid salts act as soap to remove grease because of their nonpolar tail and their polar head. This structure allows otherwise insoluble particles in water to become soluble and then washed away.
Can soap remove pathogens?
Soap and water provide a medium in which dirt is lifted from the skin and is mixed within the medium created by the soap and water. As the soap and water are rinsed off the skin, the dirt is carried away as well.
Why does soap remove oil from hands?
Soap creates a hydrophobic pocket around oil molecules and carries it away on water. It carries the dirt with it as the dirt id attached to the oil.
What is the purpose of soap in the catalyst demonstartion?
I was looking for an answer rather than supplying an answer. I believe that soap is used to help remove dirt, to make the surface (skin or clothing) slippery to remove dirt. In other words, if you don't have dirt, water is sufficient. If soap remains on the skin it can clog pores and lead to B.O.
Why do you wash a cut with soap and water?
You wash a cut with soap and water, because the soap is a desinfectant ( I'm not sure if this is the english word)(it kills the bacterias) and then clean with water to remove the remaining soap,dirt, or blood.But be careful, and don't put TOO MANY soap on the cut!
How do you get rid of the dirt in the engine coolant jug of a car?
Remove the jug and wash it out with soap, water and a bottle brush.
Soap can remove grease and oil from your skin because it acts as what?
Soap can remove grease and oil from your skin because it acts as an emulsifying agent. When mixed with water, soap can clean the skin because it suspends oils and dirt so that this can be removed easily. By itself, water cannot remove oil or grease from skin.
How do you get rid of dirt in skin?
you do it with soap and water
How does water help us wash clothes?
The soap is the stuff that breaks down the dirt and grime, the water washes the dirt and grime away with the soap
What will remove oil and dirt best without using soap?
detergent
How does soap work with water to remove oily dirt?
Soap contains particles that have a polar end and a non-polar end. These particles are able to attach to oil particles and to water particles, enabling the oil to dissociate in the water and disperse. In this way, soap acts as an emulsifying agent.
How necessary is soap in removing salt from your hands?
Soap is not necessary for removing salt from your hands. Salt is very easy to clean off your hands with just water.
Why cannot you use soap and water to remove graffiti?
why can't we remove graffiti with soap and water.
