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By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com Guide to Chemistry since 2001

How Detergents Clean

Wednesday July 21, 2004
If you have hard water or want to wash in cold water, you'll want the cleaning power of a detergent rather than soap. Detergents still perform better in hot water than cold water, but they aren't as sensitive as soap is to the presence of minerals. Here's how they work...

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January 31, 2008 at 5:16 pm
(1) layne says:

wow this really helped come across with my science fair project thanks a bunch!

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