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Alkali react with greases and oils forming water soluble soaps.
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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.
What is grease composed of?
grease composed of base oil ,thickener,additive
What can oil do to a lower power objective?
Grease it up
Does copper react quickly with alkalis?
Copper doesn't react wih alkalis.
In measuring volume of liquid why is there a need to remove traces of grease in the graduated cylinder?
Grease prevents water contact with the glass cylinder.
Why is oil and grease stains difficult to remove from clothes?
Oil and grease stains are tough to remove from clothes because they resist water. The water in a washing machine works around the stain. Detergent makes it possible to remove oil and grease stains.
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 remove build up of oil and grease from machinery?
Get a Hotsy, steam it off with light pressure
How do you fill the grease in a rear trans-axle on a 1995 Eagle Talon Tsi turbo and what type of grease do you use?
Oil 80W90 gear oil remove check/fill plug from differential and drain plug
Can you wash clothes with Lest oil?
Yes you can, I wash my husbands jeans with Lestoil to remove grease, gasoline and it works.
Why do engines use oil and grease?
oil and grease is used in vehicles to reduce friction.
How do you get grease out of rayon?
How can you remove grease stains from linen
Can alkali remove grease and oil?
Generally, yes. But be careful with alkali substances; they can be very dangerous, causing serious burns.
What to use to get oil and grease off your entire body?
I use dish soap (Dawn or Palmolive) with a stiff bristled nail brush if I have to remove heavy amounts of oil and grease. ZEP Cherry Bomb is a good product for this sort of thing, as well.
How do you remove motor oil from a load of laundry i washed a pair of jeans saturated with motor oil in a load of shorts and work clothes and cannot get the oil smell out?
dishwashing liquid. Its a good grease/oil cutter
Remove olive oil from cotton?
Olive oil, or any household grease on fabric is removed by putting a little dishwashing liquid soap on it and scrubbing it in a little. Launder as usual.
Why is is soap used to remove grease?
Its nonpolar end dissolves the grease.
