A fatty acid salt can act as a soap to remove grease because A. the nonpolar tails of the salt cause the salt to float on the

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A fatty acid salt can act as a soap to remove grease because
A. the nonpolar tails of the salt cause the salt to float on the surface of the water
B. the nonpolar tails of the salt dissolve in the grease and the polar salt ends dissolve in water
C. the polar salt ends dissolve in the grease and the nonpolar tails cause the resulting molecules to on water.
D. the salt molecules combine with grease and either Ca2+ or Mg2+ to form a precipitate.
E. the grease molecules form a thin layer around each salt molecule, making them soluble in water.

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