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Chemistry

Surfactant Action

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A surfactant can reduce water's surface tension from about 72 mN/m to below 30 mN/m, making it far more effective at wetting and cleaning.

Why this is interesting

Soap makes water 'wetter'—but why does a single drop of dish soap let water spread so effortlessly across a greasy pan?