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What happens to the organisms when soap is put in surface water?
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What happens to the soap after allowing the water to hit it's surface?
it bubbles
How does liquid soap affect the surface tension of water?
it affects the surface tension because of its temperture
True or false Addition of a detergent to water increases the surface tension of the water?
False. When detergent or soap is added to water then it surface tension decreases.
Why soap absorb water?
Soaps are complex combinations of molecules. On the surface of the soap there are many holes and spaces between the molecules that the water can enter. There the water molecules come in and probably penetrate many layers deep into the soap, and stay there. Thus the soap expands and becomes bigger. This happens most in pure water and then less in liquids which not like water. The reason for the difference is that inside the soap there are both "hydrophilic" (water liking) and "hydrophobic" (water hating) portions of the molecules. But importantly, the hydrophilic portions are on the outside of the molecules so water can get close to the molecules. So the more like water the liquid is, the more the water can get close to the molecules and stay with them (be absorbed into the soap). When the water has other particles dissolved in it, like iced tea, Sprite or salt water, the water molecules can't get as close to the hydrophilic portions. And of course the oil molecules are repelled by the hydrophilic portions of the soap. So the answer of why soap absorbs the water is that the water molecules penetrate the soap and stay with the hydrophilic portions of the soap molecules. This happens more when the liquid is more like water.
Why cant water get grease out but soap can?
The molecules of a soap can surround oil molecules and bind to them, releasing their hold on materials and surfaces. The slippery soap does not attach to other molecules, and can be washed away.Grease itself is oil bound to a complex soap, that does not let it easily flow away from the lubricated surface.
What happens to the soap after allowing the water to hit the surface?
it bubbles
What happens to the soap after allowing the water to hit it's surface?
it bubbles
How does soap effects the surface tension if water?
the surface tension has bonds, and the soap breaks those bonds, so if the soap water is put onto a surface.. it will slip off
Why does soap reduce the surface tension of water?
Soap will lower the surface tension of water. Like any surfactant soap will lower the surface energy by disrupting the strong inter-molecular hydrogen bonding that confers such a strong surface tension to water.
What is a soap bubble made of?
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Why does dawn dish soap repel pepper?
Soap breaks the surface tension of water. Pepper will only float where there is strong surface tension.
What happens to soap and pepper in water?
ONLY PARTIALLY CORRECT: because of the surfice tension, the pepper is floating and when soap is applied the soap spreads rappidly so the soap accually pushes the pepper to the side---------------------------------This can't be the answer because it works the same whether you use liquid soap or powder -- which isn't "spreading rapidly". I used a single grain of Tide Laundry Detergent and saw the same effect but on a smaller scale. I dropped it in, and the grain was still visible while the pepper moved away.It's surface tension, yes, but NOT "soap spreads rapidly" and NOT "pushes pepper to the side"". The surface tension is broken because of the form and function of the soap molecules in relation to the water molecules. The pepper remains floating where the surface tension remains strong.This is because the soap breaks the surface tension of the water and the tension on the rest of the water pulls the floating pepper away from the soap.Water molecules are very sticky. They have a strong attraction to other water molecules. In the center of a glass of water, the molecules are sticking to other water molecules in all directions.The water molecules beside your finger suddenly stick to the soap molecules instead of each other. The other water molecules on the surface are still pulling and the water at the edges is still pulling, but the water in the center is not pulling back. The surface molecules and the pepper sat on the surface are all pulled quickly to the sides.because of the tensionThe actual science happens because the soap breaks the surface tension of the water, like popping a balloon. It is the water that moves, not the pepper that is floating on it.The actual science happens because the soap breaks the surface tension of the water , like popping a ballon . It is the water that moves , not the the pepper that is floating on it .Water molecules are very sticky. They have a strong attraction to other water molecules. In the center of a glass of water, the molecules are sticking to other water molecules in all directions.The water molecules beside your finger suddenly stick to the soap molecules instead of each other. The other water molecules on the surface are still pulling and the water at the edges is still pulling, but the water in the center is not pulling back. The surface molecules and the pepper sat on the surface are all pulled quickly to the sides.Because the detergent reduces the cohesiveness of the pepper and the pepper along the sides pulls the pepper towards the sidesThis is my theory:Like many detergents, soap pulls apart molecules. That is the whole point, to loosen dirt. So soap separates the pepper and the water. Detergents break up the water's surface tension, making the pepper separate.
How much water and soap is needed to remove a drop of oil from a aluminum surface?
you need 3 cups of water and about half a pound of soap to remove a drop of oil from an aluminum surface
How does liquid soap affect the surface tension of water?
it affects the surface tension because of its temperture
Why does the pepper run away when soap is added?
Soap disrupts the surface tension of water. So if you have fine particles floating in water (I personally use parsley flakes, which float better than pepper does) and you put a tiny trace of soap on your finger, and then touch the water, it breaks the surface tension at that point - but the surface tension of the water on the OTHER side of the flake is unchanged. The surface tension pulls the flakes away from the soap. So the flakes aren't running away - they are being released from the surface tension!
What happens to soap in water?
It separates and doesn't mix together. The soap sits at the top of the soft water. Soft water doesn't have that much minerals in it so it doesn't mix with the soap.
True or false Addition of a detergent to water increases the surface tension of the water?
False. When detergent or soap is added to water then it surface tension decreases.
