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-as of [4 JANUARY 2024]–
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-a detergent is a ‘surfactant’ (or a mixture of ‘surfactants’) with ‘cleaning properties’ in ‘dilute solutions’-
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(these substances are usually ‘alkyl-benzene-sulfonates’, a family of compounds that are similar to soap but are more soluble in ‘hard water’, because the ‘polar sulfonate’ (of ‘detergents’) is less likely than the ‘polar carboxyl’ (of soap’) to bind to ‘calcium’ and other ions’ found in ‘hard water’)
In most household contexts, the term detergent by itself refers specifically to laundry detergent or dish detergent, as opposed to hand soap or other types of ‘cleaning agents’)
Detergents are commonly available as powders or concentrated solutions
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Detergents, like soaps, work because they are “amphi-philic”…)
*partly ‘hydro-philic’*
(“polar”)
*partly hydro-phobic*
(“non-polar”)
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“they made love in the amphitheater…”
“under the ‘city lights’
blessed days to wicked nights
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“liking” (“loving”?) water”
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*”scared” (?) of water*
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(their dual nature facilitates the mixture of hydrophobic compounds (like oil and grease) with water)
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(because ‘air’ is not ‘hydro-philic, ‘detergents’ are also ‘foaming agents’ to varying ‘degrees’)
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*👨🔬🕵️♀️🙇♀️*SKETCHES*🙇♂️👩🔬🕵️♂️*
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥