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Any agent, including soap, that stabilizes the suspension of non-polar substances, such as oil and grease, in water is called a
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surfactant
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ABS detergents turned out to be a not-so-viable alternative to soaps since
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sewage treatment microorganisms were unable to break down the branched hydrocarbon chains of the detergents.
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Soap is...
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a salt of a fatty acid
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Floating soaps are...
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infused with air during processing
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ater softening systems will remove all of the following ions except
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Na+
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