When applied to a dish, soap makes grease soluble in water. Which explanation correctly supports the role of intermolecular forces in this common observation?

Grease is nonpolar, so it interacts favorably with the nonpolar end of a soap molecule. The soap’s polar end interacts with water, allowing the soap to surround and carry grease into the water. Thus, the nonpolar end attaches to grease, as choice A states.

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