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[-] Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 year ago

We'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.

[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

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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