Answer
A surfactant interferes with the hydrogen bonding between water molecules and thereby reduces surface tension.
Work Step by Step
A surfactant interferes with the hydrogen bonding between water molecules and thereby reduces surface tension.
Chemistry (12th Edition)
by Wilbraham
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0132525763
ISBN 13:
978-0-13252-576-3
Chapter 15 - Water and Aqueous Systems - 15.1 Water and Its Properties - 15.1 Lesson Check - Page 493: 3
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