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Devin Martinez Devin Martinez
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3 years ago
Which of the following best explains why soap and water remove grease?

a )Soap molecules are ionic and attracted to grease

b)Soap molecules have ionic “heads” that dissolve in water and nonpolar “tails” that dissolve in water

c) Soap molecules have ionic “heads” that dissolve in grease and nonpolar “tails” that dissolve in water.

d) Soap molecules are nonpolar and dissolve in grease

e) Soap molecules are large polymers that absorb grease

***Apparently C is wrong
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