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Solved: Water does not easily remove grease from dirty hands because grease is nonpolar
Chapter 12, Problem 106P(choose chapter or problem)
Water does not easily remove grease from dirty hands because grease is nonpolar and water is polar; therefore they are immiscible. The addition of soap, however, results in the removal of the grease. Examine the structure of soap shown here and explain how soap works.
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QUESTION:
Water does not easily remove grease from dirty hands because grease is nonpolar and water is polar; therefore they are immiscible. The addition of soap, however, results in the removal of the grease. Examine the structure of soap shown here and explain how soap works.
ANSWER:
Solution 106P
Here, we are going to explain how does shop work to remove grease.
Step 1:
Soap consists of two different ends. One end of the soap molecule is hydrophobic and one end consists of hydrophilic group.