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Detergent molecules are phospholipidlike molecules with highly polar heads and nonpolar tails Why is it a good idea to wear rubber gloves when washing dishes using detergents?
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What causes nonpolar oil or greasy dirt to mix with the polar water?
The detergent is a molecule with a long nonpolar tail connected to a water-soluble polar head. The nonpolar tails surround the nonpolar dirt particles (like dissolves like) and the polar heads point toward the water. Each clump of dirt is then dispersed in the water as they are attached to these detergent molecules, sliding off clothes with agitation in the washing machine. I do not own answer Laura M does at yahoo answers
What polar molecules are attracted to water?
Hydrophobic molecules do not dissolve in water. This is because water is hydrophilic. Another way to say this is that lipids, which are nonpolar, cannot dissolve in water, which in polar.
Describe the polarity of alkane molecules?
Alkane molecules are nonpolar.
What do nonpolar covalent molecules share?
Nonpolar Covalent Bonds share electrons
Is bacteria and virus polar or non polar?
Bacteria and viruses are not molecules and are neither polar nor nonpolar. The contain both polar and nonpolar molecules.
How does detergent sprayed on an spill break up the spill?
The nonpolar end of the detergent molecule attracts the oil molecules spreading them out as the detergent spreads across the water.
How does detergent spilled on an oil spill break up the spill?
The nonpolar end of the detergent molecule attracts the oil molecules spreading them out as the detergent spreads across the water.
Why did detergent disrupt the bacterial cell membrane but not destry our skin cell?
I guess that is because bacterial membrane has different phospholipids, phospatidyl ethanolamine while we have phosphatidyl choline. I don't think all detergent can disrupt the bacterial membrane, but antibacterial soap.
What are molecules that do not have opposite charged ends?
Molecules that do not have oppositely charged ends are nonpolar molecules.
What do nonpolar molecule have?
Nonpolar molecules have no net dipoles. The most common nonpolar molecules are hydrocarbons. These are molecules made entirely of carbon and hydrogen atoms.
How does laundry detergent work on a molecular level?
The molecule that makes up soap or detergent has a polar head and a nonpolar tail. In chemistry, compounds that are polar like to mix with other polar compounds and compounds that are nonpolar like to mix with other nonpolar compounds. This is why oil and water don't mix. Water is polar and oil is nonpolar. Oil and grease are a nonpolar compounds. When in water the soap molecules will arrange themselves in such a way that the nonpolar tails surround the grease creating a spherical droplet. On the face of this sphere is the polar heads of the soap molecule. This allows it to interact with the polar water. This is how soap and laundry detergent are able to remove oil and grease and wash it down the drain.
Are lipids polar molecules?
no they are not, they are nonpolar molecules
What molecules are not attracted to polar molecules?
Nonpolar
When you do laundry what causes nonpolar oil or greasy dirt to mix with polar water?
Most laundry dirt is oily or greasy. Detergents can mix with both oil and water, so when the wash water goes down the drain, the soap and dirt go with it. Detergent molecules are designed with a polar head of the molecule and a non-polar tail. The detergent molecule thus "ties together" the water and the grease. Soap performs the same function.
When you do laundry what cause the nonpolar oil or greasy dirt to mix with the polar water?
Most laundry dirt is oily or greasy. Detergents can mix with both oil and water, so when the wash water goes down the drain, the soap and dirt go with it. Detergent molecules are designed with a polar head of the molecule and a non-polar tail. The detergent molecule thus "ties together" the water and the grease. Soap performs the same function.
What causes nonpolar oil or greasy dirt to mix with the polar water?
The detergent is a molecule with a long nonpolar tail connected to a water-soluble polar head. The nonpolar tails surround the nonpolar dirt particles (like dissolves like) and the polar heads point toward the water. Each clump of dirt is then dispersed in the water as they are attached to these detergent molecules, sliding off clothes with agitation in the washing machine. I do not own answer Laura M does at yahoo answers
What is the term for a liquid composed of nonpolar molecules?
Nonpolar solvent
