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Soap is a non-polar molecule that breaks weak hydrogen bonds between water molecules, so it makes the water less cohesive.
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∙ 11y agoSoap lowers the Surface Tension of water, allowing it to 'wet' surfaces better.
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Can dish soap keep water frozen longer?
Adding soluble substances in a liquid the freezing point is decreased.
How does liquid soap affect the surface tension of water?
it affects the surface tension because of its temperture
How do you make permanent hard water soft?
Hard water is the one that does not lather with soap. Permanent hard water can be converted to soft water by adding sodium carbonate (Na2CO3), or calgon or zeolite.
How does the hardness of water affect the dissoving of soap?
The soap attaches to, envelopes, the minerals in the water and so then it takes ALOT more soap to create suds, or in particular, a cleansing affect. The use of surfectants (water-softening agents) enables you to use less soap with normal tap water. While people think soft water makes it harder to wash off the soap, actually it is the opposite. The best cleaner in the world is "clean water", mineral free water, and it will rinse your clothes, dishes, skin, etc. soap free.
Does dish soap affect algae?
Yes, dish soap does affect algae. Because of the chemicals and cleaning agents, the dish soap will help break down the algae.
What materials will you need for what affect does soap and water have on plants?
soap,water,plants
Adding soap to water on wax paper?
Adding soap to water when it is on wax paper will cause it to separate. This will make it bubble up.
How does soap affect fats?
Soap dissolves fats and helps them become soluble in water.
Does adding sugar or salt to detergent water affect the bubbles that you blow?
Adding salt to water and detergent will not make bubbles. Sugar doesn't effect the mixture, as we seemed to get bigger bubbles than just water and soap. This may also be due to the issue that the person we appointed to blow the water and soap mixture couldn't blow a big enough bubble. - Jelly We also found adding sugar to detergent water made bigger bubbles and it was the same person blowing all of the bubbles. -A
Does soap affect the buoyancy of water?
If it alters its density, yes.
What is the effect of soap and detergent in the hard water?
One effect of soap and detergent in hard water is it will not lather as well as it does in soft water. This can affect the way the soap or detergent cleans in hard water making them less effective.
What happens when paint thinner is mixed with soap and water What effects does it produce?
Paint thinner and water do not readily mix. Adding soap will make the thinner soluble in water. The resulting mixture will have an increased consistency and reduced vaporization.
How does soap affect oil?
Soap helps break up oil. This happens because the soap particles surround the oil molecules and help them dissolve in water.
What the purpose of adding sodium chloride during hard soap preparation?
Adding sodium chloride soap is precipitated.
Can laundry soap be used if clumped?
yes. It's only clumped by moisture, and you are adding it to even more water.
Can dish soap keep water frozen longer?
Adding soluble substances in a liquid the freezing point is decreased.
Research on how soap affects the viscosity of water?
In fact, soap does not affect the viscosity of water in anyway. What soap (or detergents etc.) do is reduce thesurface tension of water. This allows the water to spreadmore easily over a surface, and to reduce or eliminate thetendency for the water to bead up on a surface. But theviscosity of the water itself is unaffected. This can easilybe proven by timing low likkkkkkuyjhjuyiong it takes for a measured amountof water to flow by gravity through an orifice. Then comparewith a water soap solution. You will see that there will beessentially no difference between the two situations. Sinceviscosity is the main effect that limits the above flow rate,and since adding soap to the water does not increase the flowrate, it is clear that there is no difference in viscositybetween water, and soapy water.
