2006-06-07 12:53:27 · 7 answers · asked by mango 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
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2006-06-07 12:55:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Bases feel slippery because the base is dissolving a layer of skin. Bases are not greases.
2006-06-07 20:03:35 · answer #2 · answered by Research_chemist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bases feel slippery because they are supponificating the fat (etc.) on your fingertips. Greases are a mix of hydrocarbons and silicon. Bases will force grease to make micelles which can be rinsed off. Remember like disolves like, but if you add something else in the mix it can change solubility.
2006-06-14 15:24:10 · answer #3 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bases do not fight greases. Remember the phrase: like dissolves like.
2006-06-07 21:24:09 · answer #4 · answered by bow_wow_wow_yippieo_yippiea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Greases are typically just hydrocarbons. Bases are slippery feeling because they are hydrolyzing the lipids in your skin. A product of this "saponification" reaction is glycerine which is slippery. It is called saponification because this is how soap is, made.
2006-06-07 20:54:35 · answer #5 · answered by jsn77raider 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The base on your finger is reacting with the fat in your skin and dermis to produce compounds that are similar to soaps and greases.
2006-06-07 20:10:25 · answer #6 · answered by Peter Boiter Woods 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
like dissolves like
2006-06-07 19:57:25 · answer #7 · answered by Gabrielle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋