alleryA soap molecule cleans greasy clothes mainly because:
Ableaches grease using oxygen
Bdissolves grease completely
Ckills the grease chemically
Dtail in grease, head in water
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. tail in grease, head in water
The hydrophobic tail buries into grease
the hydrophilic head pokes into water.
The arrangement forms micelles that suspend dirt in water for rinsing.
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