I know how does surface tension works, and i know detergents are surfactant, but I don't know why they reduce surface tension in water
2007-02-23 08:01:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
The reason is that they're hydrophobic, and thus spread out across the surface of the water. Hydrophobic molecules don't participate in hydrogen bonding and therefore have no surface tension.
2007-02-23 08:05:00 · answer #1 · answered by anonymous_20003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Detergent Surface Tension
2016-12-12 12:19:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it quite is by using fact detergents incorporate compounds referred to as surfactants. those surfactants are amphiphilic, so they have one end it quite is hydrophobic and one end it quite is hydrophilic. it quite is this mixture that enables the surfactant to lessen floor rigidity and act as a wetting agent, by using fact it in fact binds to the exterior and retains the water from beading up.
2016-12-17 17:18:12 · answer #3 · answered by howsare 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know... but if you ever spill a gallon of liquid detergent on the floor, use alcohol to break it up and then you can mop it up.
2007-02-23 08:09:29 · answer #4 · answered by Bobbie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This keeps your clothes from unecessarily buffeting against the sides during the washing cycle. However, it is totally uneccessary.
2007-02-23 08:05:03 · answer #5 · answered by raiderking69 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How, not why!
http://www.answers.com/topic/surface-tension
2007-02-23 08:08:02 · answer #6 · answered by Double O 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋