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Old 05-24-06 | 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by mcoine
Detergents have a polar end, so they are soluble in water and a non polar carbon chain, so they dissolve oil and grease. Its not going to hurt anything if you rinse it off.

Except in water the sodium ion is off playing footsy with all those cute water molecules - swappin' electrons back and forth and completely ignoring the carbon chain that brung it to the dance
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