Thursday, January 13, 2011

Activity 3 - What is Soap?

Show a chemical structure for soap.


What is unique about the polarity(charge characteristics) of soap?
- The unique thing about soap is that it has properties of both polar and non polar.

How does soap work?
- When soap molecules find something that attracts them, they surround it. Once the soap ­molecules attach to the material, the tails of the soap molecules float. The water becomes cloudy as the soap carries away dirt and germs. When I was in Girl Scouts when I was younger we made soap. I cant actually remember what was all in it but it was interesting to see how it worked. Also, it was kind of fun. :)

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