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How dirt is removed from clothes due to surface tension and surfactant and its mechanism?
The nonpolar part of soaps or detergents "dissolve" dirt, fats and oilis; this mixture reach the internal part of so-called micelles, formed by adding soaps to water. The external part of these micelles is from polar part of soaps and detergents and is soluble in water. So thhis assembly is washed.
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What do surfactant do?
A surface-active agent 'surfactant' usually cleans something. ie -soap is a surfactant.
What does a surfactant do?
The main function or job of a surfactant is to reduce surface tension. This process is used on liquids while it dissolves.
Breathing properly requires the presence of what compound that affects surface tension of alveoli in the lungs?
The correct answer is Surfactant
What phospholipid decreases the surface tension of the alveoli?
surfactant
Name of surfactant that breaks surface tension in the lungs?
Am pretty sure its called the pulmonary surfactant that's produced from the lungs
What is the lipid-based molecule called that coats the air-exposed surface of the alveolus?
The lipid-based molecule that coats the air-exposed surface of the alveolus is called pulmonary surfactant. Pulmonary surfactant reduces surface tension, preventing alveolar collapse and allowing for efficient gas exchange in the lungs.
What is the protein fat compound that creates surface tension and keeps the walls of the alveoli from collapsing?
The compound is called surfactant, which is a mixture of lipids and proteins. Surfactant reduces surface tension in the alveoli, preventing them from collapsing and allowing for efficient gas exchange in the lungs.
What is the name of the lipid substance that coats the alveoli surface?
Surfactant
What is the detergent-like substance which reduces the surface tension in the lungs?
Surfactant! or 'Pulmonary Surfactant' Just had one of those moments too :)
Why is surfactant important in alveoli?
Surfactant reduces the surface tension within in your lungs, your alveoli have a wet surface and if surfactant were not present they would stick together causing a difficulty in expanding your thoracic cavity-so you wouldn't be able to breath without surfactant.
How do detergents clean the grease from your clothes?
detergent is a surfactant, which means it changes the surface properties of the molecules which it bonds to a surfactant is a molecule which has two ends, one hydrophilic (water loving) and one hydrophobic (water hating) the hydrophobic end bonds to the oil/grease, and the hydrophilic end bonds to the water (effectively encapsulating the grease molecules as shown in the dawn dish soap commercials) which allows the grease to be rinsed away as it bonds to the water
Why it takes longer to dry wet clothes in humid weather?
Water removed by evoporation,rate of evoporation depends on surface area.Folded clothes have lesser surface are therefor take much time than unfolded.
