Find the chemical make up of some sort of organic \"dirt\". Identify the functio

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Find the chemical make up of some sort of organic "dirt". Identify the functional groups of that dirt and explain how the soap you have created would or would not remove that dirt from a chosen substrate. (You choose - countertop? Cloth? Skin? Whatever) You'll have to dig into the polarity of the surface, the polarity and properties of the "dirt" and the ability of the soap ... discuss the fatty acid origins of the soap ... to remove the dirt from the surface. Expand on your knowledge gained throughout the course and previous chemistry courses.

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3) Organic dirt as we call them can be a combination of lot of types of compounds, some of which may belong to humic acid, proteinaceous matter, sugars, etc. The main functional groups assoicated with these dirts are polar groups as carboxylic acid, alcohols, phenols, amine. Soaps which are sodium salts of long chain fatty acids are used to clean these dirts by an action of polar-polar head group interaction between the dirt molecule and the soap added. A micellar structure is formed which then takes away dirt as it is being washed.

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