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   Gotta be faster Susan :)   
      
   Trish   
      
   "Susan"  wrote in message   
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   > Trish wrote:   
   >> Hot water melts fats, while surfactants bind these fats, which water   
   >> removes. What's going on here?   
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   > Surfactants break the surface tension of the water, causing the fat   
   > molecules to come together and bind with each other.   
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   > In detergents, the surfactants allow the fats (grease, oily dirt) to be   
   > released from fabrics and rinced away down the drain.   
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   > http://chemistry.about.com/od/howthingswork/f/detergentfaq.htm   
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   > Susan   
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