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Why water and a sponge would not be effective in cleaning up a grease spill?
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∙ 13y ago
1. grease contains lipids and fats
and water and fats do not mix.
2. it is an organic compound
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoOil and water dont combine therefore you need an emulsifier.
Soap is an emulsifier.
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Is chemical cleaning necessary for all spilled materials?
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Baking soda will react chemically with vinegar, so cleaning a vinegar spill with baking soda will, if sufficient baking soda is applied, react with all the vinegar and completely eliminate all that vinegar and its smell. The "active ingredient" in vinegar is acetic acid, which is CH3COOH, and its mixed in with water. Baking soda is NaHCO3. The reaction is as follows: CH3COOH + NaHCO3 => NaC2H3O2 + H2CO3
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some workers are cleaning it up
What was the first plan of cleaning up the oil spill?
plug it up with mud and stones
