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What causes nonpolar oil or greasy dirt to mix with the polar water?
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∙ 12y ago
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.
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∙ 14y agoLaundry soap it has a polar end and a non-polar tail, so part of it is "water-like" and part of it is "oil-like" and since "like dissolves like" it allows "water and oil to mix".
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∙ 8y agoSoap (or detergent) ... a molecule with a water soluble end AND a fat soluble end.
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∙ 8y agoThis is the effect of soaps and other detergents: they make soluble fats and oils and form polar micelles attracted by water.
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What is used to help water wash away greasy dirt?
a molecule with polar and nonpolar end
What is used to help water wash away a greasy dirt?
a molecule with polar and nonpolar ends
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.
Is watar a polar or nonpolar?
Water is polar
Why doesnt oil dissolve in ocean water?
The reason why oil doesn't dissolve in ocean water is because oil is nonpolar and water is polar.
What is used to help water away greasy dirt?
a molecule with polar and nonpolar end
What is used to help water wash away greasy dirt?
a molecule with polar and nonpolar end
What is used to help water wash away a greasy dirt?
a molecule with polar and nonpolar ends
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.
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.
Is watar a polar or nonpolar?
Water is polar
Is water a polar or nonpolar molecule?
A polar molecule
What type of compound will not dissolve in water?
A) nonpolar compounds will not dissolve in water because water is polar
Is peanut butter polar or nonpolar?
nonpolar. The fat molecules in peanut butter are nonpolar, that is why peanut butter doesn't evenly mix with water, a polar substance.
Is human skin polar or nonpolar?
It is polar. That is why water sticks to your skin, unlike wax, a nonpolar substance.
Why iodine is more soluble in cl but less soluble in water?
Iodine is not soluble in water because iodine is nonpolar and water is polar. According to the "Like dissolve like" expression, nonpolar substances are soluble with nonpolar substances and polar substances are soluble with polar substances, but nonpolar substances are not soluble with polar substances.
Is water a nonpolar compound?
no... water is a polar compound
