What in dish soap causes pepper to repel?

Subject: What in dish soap causes pepper to repel?

Date: Sun Jun 3 16:56:29 2001
Posted by Vicky Hallett
Grade level: 4-6 School: Calvin Coolege Elementary school
City: Binghamton State/Province: New York Country: Broome
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 991601789.Ch

Message:


What are the elements in water and in biodegradable anionic and nonionic 
surfactants?
MY daughter is putting salt and pepper in a container of water. She puts dish 
soap on her finger she finds it to seperates the salt and pepper. I need to 
know why there is a reaction to the application of dish soap and the elements 
in water and household dishsoap.

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