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minus-squareItsamelemmy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down3·4 months agoWe’re not in science class. https://sciencing.com/adding-soap-oil-water-7408600.html soap molecules can break the oil molecules into smaller ones and allow the water molecules attached to them to surround the smaller oil fragments, creating an emulsion. Is close enough in plain english to absorb the oil.
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·4 months agoNo, it’s not. Absorption /= emulsification. Nor does it equal adsorption. They’re different, and have different properties. An emulsification can be broken by agitation or introduction of another substance. Soap and water do not absorb oil.
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We’re not in science class.
https://sciencing.com/adding-soap-oil-water-7408600.html
Is close enough in plain english to absorb the oil.
No, it’s not.
Absorption /= emulsification. Nor does it equal adsorption.
They’re different, and have different properties.
An emulsification can be broken by agitation or introduction of another substance.
Soap and water do not absorb oil.
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