What makes soap dissolve?

Question

like what ingredient...don't tell me sites just tll me the ingredient in soap.

Answer 1

Liquids . . .

Answer 2

Water will dissolve something like sugar or salt, as their particles also have electrical charges, but dirt is usually associated with oil, and water is simply not attracted to oily things because they have no electrical charge. In fact, water and oil repel each other. If you put a greasy dish into water, the grease will actually flatten itself against the plate to get away from the water molecules.

Soap changes all this, starting with the surface tension. A soap molecule is a long hydrocarbon chain that looks a bit like a caterpillar. The head end loves water and hates oil, the tail end loves oil and hates water. When you add soap to water, the soap molecules near the surface squeeze between the surface molecules of the water and all stand on their water-loving heads with their water-hating tails in the air, reducing the surface tension of the water to about a third of its usual strength. (Soap bubbles last longer than plain water bubbles because there is too much surface tension in water for it to remain in a bubble. In a soap bubble, the tails of the soap molecules are on the outside of the bubble, which also protects it from evaporation. If you want to see how long you can keep a soap bubble, try putting it in a jar. One bubble lover kept a bubble for 341 days this way.)

Soap that is dispersed in water forms little clusters called micelles, as a group of soap molecule “caterpillars” get together with their tails in the center of the cluster away from the water. This gives the clusters a negative charge, so they repel each other and disperse throughout the water. When they encounter a bit of grease or oil they grab it and form a new micelle with the grease held inside the micelle. These particles are washed away when we rinse the soapy dishes.

Answer 3

Water is an ingredient that can dissolve soap. Water is a solvent and the the soap is the solute. Solutes are things that dissolve in solvents.

Answer 4

I'm not sure what you're asking about an ingredient, but water makes all soap dissolve.

Answer 5

Soap is a molecule that has two sides that act differently. One side is hydrophilic and the other hydrophobic. That means one side loves water and the other side hates water. The water loving side is pointed and it get bumped by all the moving water molecules. This is the polar side and the non polar side sticks to dirt and oil and stuff. The wiggling water molecules pluck the dirt off of stuff and float in solution.

Soap is made by combining fat and a base such as sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide. The fat can be animal fat, but today coconut oils are used.

Answer 6

Water makes soap dissolve, that is the definition of dissolve.

Answer 7

ingredients in soap i don't know, but what makes soap dissolve, (water)

Answer 8

Using it. A cunning trick by the manufacturer.

Answer 9

too much soap in carpet laundry det spilled

Answer 10

water

Answer 11

Water and application.