The head part of a soap molecule works because O its polar rinsing off with water O ts nonpolar: picking up other nonpolar sub; it's both polar and nonpolar; picking up pola it's ionic: picking up other ionic substances

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The head part of a soap molecule works because
O t's polar; rinsing off with water
O t's nonpolar; picking up other nonpolar substances like dirt and grease
it's both polar and nonpolar; picking up polar and nonpolar substances alike from different surfaces
it's ionic: picking up other ionic substances
Transcribed Image Text:O O OO The head part of a soap molecule works because O t's polar; rinsing off with water O t's nonpolar; picking up other nonpolar substances like dirt and grease it's both polar and nonpolar; picking up polar and nonpolar substances alike from different surfaces it's ionic: picking up other ionic substances
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