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Title: When soaps disperse in water, the long hydrocarbon tails cluster together in a hydrophobic ball, ...
Post by: kesgirl on Feb 9, 2018
When soaps disperse in water, the long hydrocarbon tails cluster together in a hydrophobic ball, while the ionic heads on the surface of the cluster stick out into the water. These spherical clusters are called:
   
  a.
  fatty acid esters
   
  b.
  triacylglycerols
   
  c.
  lipid bilayers
   
  d.
  micelles


Title: When soaps disperse in water, the long hydrocarbon tails cluster together in a hydrophobic ball, ...
Post by: zabaird on Feb 9, 2018
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